A Cause To Kill
[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.Date | 1969 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
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A Cause To Kill
[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.Date | 1969 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
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A Cause To Kill
[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.Date | 1969 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
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[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.
Date | 1969 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
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A Cause To Kill
[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.Date | 1969 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
Related Video
A Cause To Kill
[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.Release Date | 1969 |
Genre | Thriller |
Cast | Ivy Ling Po, Huang Tsung-shun, Kwan Shan, Chiao Chiao |
Producer | Runme Shaw |
Director | Chung Liang,Chien Tien-lung,Wu Shih |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
A Cause To Kill
[Trailer not available] Script writer Su Su arrives in Hong Kong to write a screenplay for actress Hsin Li. Hsin’s husband Chang Li-te was the former lover of Su Su and Hsin plans to use the chance to kill off her husband and frustrate Su. Hsin’s reasons for murder are twofold : she knows her husband still loves Su Su and she hopes to collect on Chang’s insurance.Hsin hires an assassin to finish off her spouse. The man bungles the job and is killed by Chang instead. Chang’s story of self-defense is rejected by the police. He is arrested, put to trial and sentenced to death. The law believes Chang murdered his assailant to stop him from blackmailing him over his affair with Su Su.Su is convinced of her lover’s innocence and detective Shen also has misgivings about certain aspects of the case. Further clues are gathered and Shen sets a trap for Hsin. She falls for it and is trapped. The incriminating piece of evidence is a key belonging to Chang which his wife had handed the hired killer to enable him to enter her home.Date | 1969 |
Director | Chung Liang,Chien Tien-lung,Wu Shih |
Screenplay | Mu Shih-chieh |
Cast | Ivy Ling Po, Huang Tsung-shun, Kwan Shan, Chiao Chiao |
Genre | Thriller |
Language | Mandarin |
Duration | 98.4 |
Media Type | Trailer |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 169023 |
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