Black Bull and White Snake
MovieTitle | 黑牛与白蛇 |
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Release date | Oct 4, 1970 |
Genre | Action, Drama |
Director | Lin Fu-Ti |
Production country | Taiwan |
Run time | 102 min. |
In Chinese folklore a white snake symbolizes a woman, especially an evil type of woman, while a black bull typifies a man, robust, strong and virile. "Black Bull and White Snake", a film version of Young Nien-ts'u's best-selling novel of the same title, is exactly about a white snake-woman, having been sold into prostitution at an early age, is rescued by a black bull of a man only to fall back into the gutter again. A production from the Grand Motion Picture Company, "Black Bull and White Snake" stars Chiang Ching and newcomer Tien Yeh.