Dawn Must Come

The film depicts the lives of Guangdong peasants who have gone through the suffering of the Sino-Japanese War only to experience home-grown oppression by a rapacious landlord in their village.

Cast

Cheung Ying

as Young Master Kwai

Ching Lee

as Bulky Ngau

Lee Yuet-Ching

as Mad Woman

Ho Siu-Hung

as Commissioner Chiu

Sek Kin

as Cheung Kau

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