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Synopsis
Two young officers enter a general’s service, where friendship and romance quickly become entangled. One man’s attraction to the general’s daughter turns him against his closest companion. Exile, disguises and an outlaw leader bring the rivals toward a reckoning in which loyalty must be earned again.
Cast
DirectorsBu Wancang
Inspirations
Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona is relocated to a Chinese military setting. The adaptation combines romantic deception with cavalry scenes, patriotic sentiment and the conventions of the outlaw adventure.
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- Ruan Lingyu — Chen Jiazhen (陈嘉震), 1935, 中国电影女明星照相集; Wikimedia Commons. · Public domain — PD-China and PD-1996
- Lin Chuchu — Unknown photographer; Liangyou (The Young Companion), issue 9, October 15, 1926; digitized by Internet Archive and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Chris Woodrich. · Public domain — PD-China and PD-US-expired
- Jin Yan — Unknown photographer, 1930s; Wikimedia Commons. · Public domain — PD-China and PD-1996
