Cards on the Table: High Pressure and the Freshet (1987)
In 1963, amidst tense relations with Buddhism that may face international backlash, the Ngo family try to find a way around the situation, calling on Luan for missions worth his life. Saigon is heated. A coup may be under preparations. Tran Le Xuan goes on a diplomatic tour of Western nations, determined to clear names.
Director: Lê Hoàng Hoa
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Nguyễn Chánh Tín as Robert Nguyễn Thành Luân |
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Thanh Lan as Thùy Dung |
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Lâm Bình Chi as Ngô Đình Nhu |
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Phạm Ngọc Dũng as Captain Thổ |
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Cai Văn Mỹ as Lý Kai |
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Nhina Serdonova Xemenovi as Saroyan |
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Thu Hồng as Trần Lệ Xuân |
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Hiếu Bình Đông as Nguyễn Vinh Quang |
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Jan Vô Danh as Kiên the White-haired Man |
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Lan Chi as Hélène Fanfani |
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Thanh Thủy as The Khmer Girl |
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Thùy Linh as Diệu Tâm |
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Tư Lê as Officer Thạch |
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Trần Quang Đại as Sublieutenant Lê Ngân / Quyến |
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Huyền Anh as Trần Kim Tuyến |
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Huỳnh Thanh as Captain Tình |
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Đỗ Văn Nghiêm as Ngô Đình Thục |
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Ngô Thế Dũng as Ngô Đình Diệm |
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Thành Lũy as Major Đăng Sĩ (credited as Nguyễn Văn Lũy) |
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Kim Sơn as Captain Lộc |
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Trần Bá Thành as Colonel Y |
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Lâm Thế Thành as Sa |
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Ouk Chea as Major Kossem |
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Ưm Xiện as Prince Sihanouk |
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Năm Lộc as Sublieutenant Thanh |
| Writing | Trần Bạch Đằng | Writer |
| Directing | Lê Hoàng Hoa | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thu Hà | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thanh Bình | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Lê Xuân Hoàng | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Nguyễn Hòe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Thanh Tùng | Music |
| Art | Nguyễn Quý Viện | Set Designer |
| Sound | Phan Tấn | Sound |