The Legend of the Purple Hairpin

The Legend of the Purple Hairpin (1977)

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Based in Chinese opera, the film tells the story of a young scholar in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yi who travels to the capital Changan to take the national civil examination. During the Lantern Festival, he encounters Huo Xiaoyu in the night market and picks up the purple hairpin she leaves behind by chance. Using the hairpin as a token of love, Li proposes to her on that same night. However, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” With the assistance of a mysterious man in the yellow robe (Huangshanke), together they have to fight against the wicked plot of Official Lu.

Director: Lee Tit

Casts

	Lung Kim-Sang as
	Mui Suet See as
	Jue Kim-Daan as
	Yin Suet-Fan as
	Leung Sing Poh as
	Liang Tsi-Pak as
	Wan Fei-Yin as
	Lee Fung as
	Chu Siu-Boh as
	Helena Law Lan as

Crew