Film

Dark Semester

1969 · 1h 36m · Drama

Tu Cheng Kang (Guan Shan) teaches at the Ta Tap Middle School where pupils are delinquent. Tu’s class is the worst. As the headmaster and his fellow teachers are unable to cope with the unruly students, Tu is determined to win them over with kindness. He fails initially but does not despair. Kao Te Sheng (Chuen Yuen), nicknamed the One Eyed Dragon, is the chief troublemaker and leader. When Kao’s father, a coolie, faints at the wharf from over work, Tu takes him to the hospital and befriends him. The old man does not realize Tu is his son’s teacher and neither does Te Sheng realize that his teacher had saved his father, he continues to oppose Tu.

Guan Shan

Tu Cheng Kang

Margaret Hsing Hui

Li Hsiang-Chun

Violet Pan Ying-Zi

Chuan Yuan

Kao Te Sheng

Irene Chen Yi-Ling

Dean Shek Tin

Yu Mei Hsiu

• Wu Chia-HsiangDirector
• Yin FangScreenplay
• Run Run ShawProducer
• Huang MingDirector of Photography
• Wang Fu-LingOriginal Music Composer
• Eddie H. Wang Chi-RenOriginal Music Composer
• Chiang Hsing-LungEditor

Release date

May 2, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama