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Dawn Must Come

Dawn Must Come

Genres

Drama

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The film depicts the lives of Guangdong peasants who have gone through the suffering of the Sino-Japanese War only to experience home-grown oppression by a rapacious landlord in their village.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 January 1950

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Cheung Ying

Cheung Ying

Young Master Kwai

Ching Lee

Ching Lee

Bulky Ngau

Lee Yuet-Ching

Lee Yuet-Ching

Mad Woman

Ho Siu-Hung

Ho Siu-Hung

Commissioner Chiu

Sek Kin

Sek Kin

Cheung Kau

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