english title | Young people |
original title | 年輕人 |
year | 1972 |
country | Hong-Kong |
director | CHANG Cheh - 張徹 | |
actor | David CHIANG - 姜大衛 | |
TI Lung - 狄龍 | ||
LEI Lung | ||
DANG Tak Cheung | ||
LAU Gong | ||
CHIN Chun | ||
LEE Chiu Jun | ||
Bolo YEUNG Tze | ||
producer | Run Run SHAW | |
scriptwriter | NI Kuang | |
artistic director | Johnson TSAO | |
assistant director | Godfrey HO Chi Keung |
genres | drama period |
production studio | Shaw Brothers 邵氏 |
Not just the king of kung-fu, Chang Cheh was a versatile director. Young People is his attempt at a teen drama and - looking at it now - it harks back to a more innocent and cornball age. But the charm is its corniness. The longstanding rivalry between a music club and a sports club is compounded by their leaders' mutual interest in a girl. The film is also notable for its fledgling lead actors who would become huge Shaw stars as their career progressed.