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Sampan, also known as San-Ban, is a 1968 Hong Kong film which was the first feature directed, written and co-produced by Terry Bourke. The film was successful at the box office.
| Sampan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Terry Bourke |
| Written by | Terry Bourke |
| Produced by | Gordon Mailloux |
Release date |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000[2] or Australian $54,000[3] |
| Box office | $150,000[2] |
Bourke caled it eighty percent an artistic success.[3]
Plot
editIn Hong Kong, the owner of a sampan has two sons, one good and one bad. One son falls in love with his stepmother.
Production
editThe script was written by Bourke, who was working as a journalist in Hong Kong, He met Gordon Mailloux who agreed to produce.[2]
Release
editAccording to Mailoux, the film was the most successful movie made in Hong Kong that year.[2] Bourke claimed the movie contained the first naked scene in Chinese cinema. It was banned in Taiwan.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Guan is now Hollywood West". Guam Daily News. 11 September 1968. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d Interview with Gordon Mailloux, Uno Online, 1 June 2010 accessed 23 October 2012
- ^ a b c John Larkin, "Blood and Guts to Ride the (Flinders) Ranges", The Age, 30 July 1971 accessed 23 October 2012
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