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Overview

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6.9/10   1,044 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Joseph Fields (screenplay)
C.Y. Lee (novel)
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Release Date:
9 November 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Broadway's Most Romantic Musical Comedy comes to the Screen!!! more
Plot:
A Chinese woman and her father illegally enter San Francisco to marry her fiance. While in San Francisco... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
It caught me just right. more (37 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Nancy Kwan ... Linda Low
James Shigeta ... Wang Ta
Benson Fong ... Wang Chi-Yang
Jack Soo ... Samuel Adams 'Sammy' Fong
Juanita Hall ... Madame 'Auntie' Liang
Reiko Sato ... Helen Chao
Patrick Adiarte ... Wang San
Kam Tong ... Doctor Li
Victor Sen Yung ... Frankie Wing
Soo Yong ... Madame Ten Fong
Ching Wah Lee ... Professor

James Hong ... Headwaiter

Miyoshi Umeki ... Mei Li
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
133 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | 3 Channel Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~11.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~11.0 seconds. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Linda ties her scarf in the car twice. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tradesman: [in Chinese] What was that?
Tradesman: [in Chinese] I don't know. Must be my stomach.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006) more
Soundtrack:
I Enjoy Being a Girl more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
It caught me just right., 24 March 2002
9/10
Author: var-1 from Midwest

When I saw this movie, it caught me in the right mood to really enjoy this film. In fact, I was almost misty eyed when Helen turns to lament the song "Love Look Away". Only "Where is Love?" from OLIVER is a more moving emotional song that fits directly into the story and the movie. I think the acting is superb and can't understand why this R & H musical doesn't attract more attention.

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