You Can't Tell Him
1971 Taiwanese film
| You Can't Tell Him | |
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| Chinese | 庭院深深 |
| Literal meaning | Courtyard and Garden Are Deep |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn |
| Directed by | Sung Tsun-shou |
| Written by | Chiung Yao |
| Produced by | Yu Feng-chi |
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| Cinematography | Chen Jung-shu |
| Edited by | Liu Kuo-hsiung |
| Music by | Liu Chia-chang |
Production company | Feng Ming Motion Picture |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
You Can't Tell Him is a 1971 Taiwanese drama film directed by Sung Tsun-shou, based on Chiung Yao's 1969 novel. The film stars Gua Ah-leh and Peter Yang.
Gua Ah-leh also sang the theme song, composed by Liu Chia-chang with lyrics by Chiung Yao. (The song was later covered by many artists, like Tsai Chin and Fei Yu-ching. The cover by Lee Pi-hua [zh] was featured in the 1987 TV series Deep Garden, which is based on the same novel.)
Cast
- Gua Ah-leh as Fang Ssu-ying (real identity: Chang Han-yen)
- Peter Yang as Po Pei-wen
- Lee Hsiang as Ai-ling, Po Pei-wen's wife
- Wang Jung as Kao Li-teh
- Fuh Bih-huei as Po Pei-wen's mother
- Wu Feng-feng as Ting-ting, Po Pei-wen's daughter
Awards and nominations
1971 Golden Horse Awards
- Won—Best Supporting Actor (Wang Jung)
- Nominated—Best Film
External links
- Ting yuan shen shen at IMDb
- You Can't Tell Him at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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Adaptations of works by Chiung Yao
- Four Loves (1965)
- Wan-chun (1990)
- The Silent Wife (1965)
- Mute Wife (1990)
- The Rain of Sorrow (1965)
- Lovers Under the Rain (1986)
- Romance in the Rain (2001)
- You Can't Tell Him (1971)
- Deep Garden (1987)
- The Unforgettable Character (1975)
- One Side of the Water (1988)
- My Fair Princess (1998–99)
- My Fair Princess III (2003)
- New My Fair Princess (2011)
- Outside the Window (1973)
- The Young Ones (1973)
- The Wild Goose on the Wing (1979)
- My Cape of Many Dreams (1981)
- Green Green Grass By The River (1992)
- Flowers in Fog (2013)
- Dreams Link (2007)
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