The Criminal
1977, Chinese. Directed by Su Li.
A court justice finds himself in a bad spot when the criminal case that he hears involves members of his own family. He jails his own son for murder and witnesses the break up of his family among other things.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 17 September 1977
- Original title
- 判決
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chang Te-mo
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The Criminal runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Criminal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 September 1977. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Criminal?
The Criminal (1977) was directed by Su Li and stars Jimmy Wang Yu, Yin Wang, Lee Hsiang.