Tales of Larceny
1973, Chinese. Directed by Cheng Kang & Li Han-Hsiang.
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen's cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time. Li Han-hsiang both scripted and helmed “Tales of Larceny” about the scams cons worked and the games people played during the corrupt Chinese Warlord era, featuring a cast filled with the best of Shaw's exceptional character actors.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Cast & crew
- Cheng KangDirector
- Li Han-HsiangDirector
- Cheng KangScholar Hsu Shou-Ching
- Chang TiMajor
- Liu Wu-ChiYu Zhen
- Dean Shek TinYu Jieh
- Wei Ping-AoRetinue Officer Bo Sin
- Li ChingWidow Chang
- Wang LaiMadam Wang
- Fang MianServant Liu Te
- Teresa Ha PingLu Shu Zhen
- Ou-Yang Sha-FeiBlind beggar
- Wong SamLu Pi
- Lily Chen ChingWu Yue-Ying
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1973
- Original title
- 牛鬼蛇神
- Country
- Hong Kong
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Tales of Larceny runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Which OTT platform is Tales of Larceny on?
Tales of Larceny isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1973. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tales of Larceny?
If you liked Tales of Larceny, try American Dreamer, Lost on Journey, Endgame.
Who directed Tales of Larceny?
Tales of Larceny (1973) was directed by Cheng Kang and Li Han-Hsiang and stars Cheng Kang, Chang Ti, Liu Wu-Chi.