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That Lady from Peking

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Max Foster (Carl Betz), an American newspaper reporter, is in Hong Kong to assist a defecting Russian diplomat. In return for arranging an escape, the diplomat must turn over to Foster a diary revealing the true events taking place in China. While making his escape, the defector is killed ant the diary vanishes. The reporter sets off on a search for it, from Hong Kong to Australia. The chase ends in an action-filled climax, with the journalist finally meeting up with "That Lady from Peking" (Nancy Kwan) - the diplomat's daughter.

11-13-1975
1h 33m
That Lady from Peking

Main Cast

Nancy Kwan

Nancy Kwan

Nancy Kwan is a Hong Kong-born Eurasian-American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was considered a sex symbol in the 1960s.

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Robert Bruning

Robert Bruning

Robert Bruning (27 May 1928 - 4 March 2008) was an Australian actor and film producer, who was the founder of film production firm Gemini Productions.

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Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films including such classics as Wake in Fright (1971), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Breaker Morant (1980). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Movie Details

Production Info

Production:
Commonwealth United Entertainment, Goldsworthy

Key Crew

Assistant Director:
Warwick Freeman
Editor:
Anthony Buckley

Locations and Languages

Country:
US; AU
Filming:
AU; US
Languages:
en