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Lo Chen
Shanghai, China
Lo Chen was born in 1923, in Shanghai, as Li Meng Fei. He settled in Hong Kong in 1947 and began working as a scriptwriter and as an assistant director for the Great China Film Co…
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Lo Chen was born in 1923, in Shanghai, as Li Meng Fei. He settled in Hong Kong in 1947 and began working as a scriptwriter and as an assistant director for the Great China Film Company. After the closure of the Great China Film Company, Lo worked together with Ma Xu Weibang and wrote several other movies, including Resurrected Rose and Merry-Go-Round. Lo gained recognition with The Long Lane, which won the Best Screenplay award at the Asian Film Festival in 1956. That year, he directed his first feature film, The Fresh Peony. Lo joined Shaw Brothers in 1961 as a director, and together with Li Han Hsiang, Doe Ching and Griffin Yueh Feng were known as the “Four Aces”. Although better known for his drama, Lo has also directed movies of other genres, including comedies, musicals and even martial arts movies. Lo left Shaw Brothers at the end of the 70s, to continue his director career in Taiwan before retiring in US in the mid 90s. He passed away in 2003.
Filmography
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1982
Behind the Storm
Movie Director
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1979
Revenge of a Shaolin Master
Movie Director
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1979
The Funny Couple
Movie Director
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1977
Murder on the Wedding Night
Movie Director
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1976
The Snake Prince
Movie Director
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1976
Erotic Nights
Movie Director
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1975
It's All in the Family
Movie Director
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1974
The Concrete Jungle
Movie Director
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1972
The Invincible
Movie Director
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1971
The Mad Killer
Movie Director
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1971
Love Across the Seas
Movie Director
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1971
The Night Is Young
Movie Director
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1971
In the Nick of Time
Movie Director
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1970
My Son
Movie Screenplay
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1970
Ripples
Movie Director
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1969
Torrent of Desire
Movie Director
More credits
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1969
Raw Passions
Movie Director
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1968
The Rainbow
Movie Director
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1967
Swan Song
Movie Director
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1967
Too Late for Love
Movie Screenplay
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1966
The Joy of Spring
Movie Writer
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1965
Vermilion Door
Movie Screenplay
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1964
The Shepherd Girl
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Comedy of Mismatches
Movie Director
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1964
Between Tears and Smiles
Movie Director
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1963
Her Sister's Keeper
Movie Director
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1963
The Second Spring
Movie Director
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1962
The Tryst
Movie Writer
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1961
Bride For Rent
Movie Writer
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1961
Kiss for Sale
Movie Director
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1960
Flames of Passion
Movie Director
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1957
The Resurrected Rose
Movie Writer
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1956
The Long Lane
Movie Script
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1947
Portrait of Four Beauties
Movie Script Supervisor
