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The 72 Martyrs of Canton (1954)

Directed by Lo Wei, Ma-Xu Weibang, Wong Tin-Lam, Bu Wan-Cang, Evan Yang, Kuang-chi Tu, Chang Shan-Kun

Overview

The film was filmed for Chiang Kai-shek’s re-election of the president.  The history teacher introduced the origin of the Youth Festival to the students: Fujian Lin Juemin left his wife and went to Spike to engage in revolutionary work; Guangxi Wei Yiting took the uprising with the master Li Deshan, Sichuan Yu Peirun and Pei’s brothers fought in the righteousness, and a total of 72 martyrs uprising under the leadership of Huang Keqiang , determined to overthrow the full Qing

Length 122 minutes

Actors

Grace Chang | Meng-mei Chang | Chang Yi-Ming | Cheung Kwong-Chiu