Film

The Silent Love

1971 · 1h 20m · Romance · Drama

IMDb

6.2

Ivy Ling Po gives a startling performance as an abused wife who suffers through all his adulterous and treacherous ways in The Silent Love, which became an allegorical, tragic love story that reflected the unspoken truths inherent in Chinese society. Lead actor Chin Feng received the 1971 Golden Horse Outstanding Performance award for his portrayal as The Mute, a man that secretly loves Ivy and does all he can to make her life better, except that it backfires on him.

Chin Feng

Mute

Ivy Ling Po

Ko Xiu-Zhi

Chang Pei-Shan

Lai Jin-Huo

Ling Ling

Ah Man

Tung Li

Tsai Tu-Tso

Fang Mian

Jin-Huo's father

Lin Wei-Cheng

Jin-Hou's mother

Liu Fen

Jin-Hou's uncle

Ai Chai-Choi

Doctor

Yuan Shen

Mute's step-father

Chan Yin-Chau

Ah Zhen

Lan Wei-Lieh

Police officer

Chow Siu-Loi

Policeman

• Griffin Yueh FengDirector
• Katy Chin Shu-MeiWriter
• Runme ShawProducer
• Pao Hsueh-LiDirector of Photography
• Stanley Chow Fook-LeungOriginal Music Composer
• Chiang Hsing-LungEditor

Release date

April 2, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Romance, Drama