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The Snake Prince (1976 film)

The Snake Prince (1976 film)

The Snake Prince (蛇王子) is a 1976 Hong Kong fantasy film directed by Chen Lo. The film was produced by Runme Shaw for Shaw Brothers and is based on the screenplay by Ni Kuang and Szu Yu.[1]

Plot

The protagonist, Snake Prince, is wandering through the wilderness when he chances upon a beautiful maiden performing a song for rain.

Her village is beset by drought and soon, she is joined by the whole village in her ritual.

The Snake Prince is so captivated by the maiden that he assumes human form to join in the ritual.

He offers to share water from his river with the village if the maiden agrees to marry him.

The village desperately needs the water but some villagers object to the union due to the fact that he is a snake.

Cast

  • Ti Lung as Snake Prince

  • Lin Chen-Chi as Hei Chin

  • Helen Ko Ti-Hua as Hei Xiao

  • Fan Lei as Hei Xian

  • Wong Yue as Snake General Huang

  • Ng Hong-Sang as Snake General

  • Ng Ming-Choi as Snake soldier

  • Wong Ching-Ho as Mr. Hei

  • Ching Miao as Village head

  • Leung Seung-Wan as Fu Lin

  • Lam Wai-Tiu as Villager

  • Norman Chu Siu-Keung as Villager

  • Tsang Choh-Lam as Villager

  • Chin Chun as Villager

  • Gam Tin-Chue as Villager

  • Hon Yee-Sang as Villager

  • Yuen Tak as Villager

  • Lau Chun as Villager

  • Tang Wing-Siu as Villager

  • Ling Hon as Villager

  • Cheung Chok-Chow as Villager

  • Ting Tung as Villager

  • Yeung Kei as Villager

Production and release

The Snake Prince was shot on 35mm color film with a mono audio soundtrack featuring Mandarin dialogue. The Shawscope cinematographic process was used in production and the film's total runtime is 93 minutes. The film premiered on 31 July 1976 in Hong Kong.[2]

References

[1]
Citation Linkhkmdb.comHKMDB - The Snake Prince (1976)
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.imdb.comIMDB - She wang zi (1976)
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[3]
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