Film

The Deformed

1960 · 1h 39m

Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tries but is unable to accept his deformity and they remain a couple in name only. With the appearance of Yusheng's cousin, she has to make a choice between personal happiness and family duty. From the start, Loh's character and drove the action, evoking a great intensity of emotions along the way: suffering, resignation and loneliness. Loh was lauded as the "Queen of Tragedy" after her heart-wrenching portrayal in this film. Winner of two Golden Harvest Awards – for best screenplay and best black-and-white cinematography – at the 8th Asian Film Festival in 1961.

King Hu

Long Yusheng

Betty Loh Ti

Leng Shuxian

Ching Miao

Lung Bing-Hsun

Chao Ming

Shao Kuo-Hsiung

Hung Mei

Mrs. Lung

Yang Chi-Ching

Ling Kuo-Hwa

Kao Hsiang

Mrs. Ling

Kong Yan

Hung Yu-Ching

Lai Man

Mrs. Shao

Chang Ke-Jen

Ms. Hisao-Ping

• Griffin Yueh FengDirector
• Ko Jui-FenWriter
• Run Run ShawProducer
• Albert Yang ChunDirector of Photography
• Kei Seung-TongOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 19, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 39m