Film

Ungratefulness

1965 · 1h 51m · Drama

Chuk Tai-ming elopes to Hong Kong with Shum Tsui-hung in defiance of his father but soon succumbs to harsh conditions and ill health. Shum becomes a courtesan to fulfil Tai-ming's last wish of funding his younger brother Chi-ming's studies in Australia, while creating the false impression that she is a rich widow. Chi-ming returns in summer and a chance encounter in the nightclub evolves into a budding romance. Tormented by a love doomed from the start, Shum pretends to despise the poor suitor. The rejection is taken hard by Chi-ming, who snubs the woman in public. Shum plunges into despair, taking gravely ill. Her lawyer Lee Chung-ling finally breaks the silence, making Chi-ming attuned to the woman's unspoken suffering after she's been laid to rest.

Cheung Wood-Yau

Lee Chung-ling

Patsy Ka Ling

Shum Tsui-hung / Mary

Lok Gung

Hon Wai-Man

Man Oi-Lan

Hon Lai-Seung

Lee Pang-Fei

Party Guest

Fung Mei-Ying

Maid

Chow Gat

Party Guest

Lee Sau-Kei

Party Guest

Lam Siu

Party Guest

Patrick Tse Yin

Chuk Tai-ming / Chi-ming

Lee Hang

Man Ling

Hui Ying-Ying

• Chor YuenDirector
• Woo Mei-pingScreenplay
• Chan ManProducer
• Ho Tai-YipProducer
• Ho Tai-YipExecutive Producer
• Kwok KeungEditor

Release date

July 7, 1965

Status

Released

Original language

cn

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Drama