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Anne 2022-08-21 18:11:03
Ma Long's autobiography mentions the shooting of "The Countess of Hong Kong"
Chaplin wrote the script based on his experience of traveling to Shanghai in 1931, and he asked me to star in the movie in 1966. Although I respect Chaplin very much, I told him that I don't feel fit to play this role. I have always been very cautious about comedy roles, but he tried his best to...
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Gladyce 2022-08-21 15:18:15
[Film Review] A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) 6.2/10
The consensus is that Chaplin's swan song A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG is his metteur en scène, a dud pales into frivolity alongside his prior prestigious works, despite of the pairing of the most popular and acclaimed movie stars of that time, Brando and Loren.
Brando plays respectful American...
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A Countess from Hong Kong quotes
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Baroness: No, no, don't turn it off. Music complements champagne.
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Martha: You insult my intelligence by introducing that woman as Mrs Harvey Crothers... and then again as Mrs Hudson when she's sleeping here in your cabin. As Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, it is not exactly comme il faut... to include in your entourage, the mistress of a gangster. A prostitute.
Ogden: I wonder what your fate would have been in similar circumstances.
