Film

The Happy Trio

1975 · 1h 39m · Comedy

IMDb

7.4

Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.

Li Ching

Ah Jiao

Yau Fung

Blockhead

Wang Sha

Uncle

Tang Ching

Gao Zhi Ren

Ku Chiu-Chin

Ms Su

Lily Leung Shun-Yin

Jiao's pose instructor

Joseph Koo

Jiao's pianist

Yeung Kei

Gao's wife

Lam Yuen

Gao's friend

Hui Ying-Sau

• John Law MaDirector
• Szeto OnWriter
• Shu LanWriter
• Run Run ShawProducer
• Joseph KooOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 8, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

cn

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Comedy