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That Lady from Peking(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-11-13
10%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Commonwealth United Entertainment
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Movie: That Lady from Peking
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carl Betz
Max Foster
Nancy Kwan
Sue Ten Chan
Bobby Rydell
Buddy Foster
Sid Melton
Benny Segal
Sandy Gore
Marisa Russo
Owen Weingott
Barina
Graham Rouse
Varitch
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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.
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1975-11-13
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