You Can't Tell Him

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You Can't Tell Him
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Official poster
Chinese
Literal meaningCourtyard and Garden Are Deep
Hanyu Pinyin Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn
Directed by Sung Tsun-shou
Written by Chiung Yao
Produced byYu Feng-chi
Starring
CinematographyChen Jung-shu
Edited byLiu Kuo-hsiung
Music by Liu Chia-chang
Production
company
Feng Ming Motion Picture
Release date
  • June 25, 1971 (1971-06-25)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

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.

Contents

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

Awards and nominations

1971 Golden Horse Awards


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