The Thunderstorm

For other works of fiction, see Storm (disambiguation).

The Thunderstorm is a 1957 Hong Kong historical drama film starring Bruce Lee and directed by Ng Wui, who also supporting role. The film is based on the play of the same name by Chinese dramatist Cao Yu. Originally filmed and released in Cantonese in 1957, The Thunderstorm was dubbed into Mandarin for re-release during the 1970s in Hong Kong when Bruce Lee shot to superstardom during the time when Mandarin films dominated Hong Kong cinema.

The Thunderstorm
Film poster of the 1970s re-release version
Traditional Chinese	雷雨
Simplified Chinese	雷雨
Hanyu Pinyin	Léi Yǔ
Jyutping	Leoi4 Jyu2
Directed by	Ng Wui
Screenplay by	Ching Kong
Based on	Thunderstorm by Cao Yu
Produced by	Au Ming-gau
Starring	Bruce Lee Yin Pak Cheung Ying Kong Duen-yee
Cinematography	Suen Lun
Edited by	Choi Cheong
Music by	Wu Dajiang
Production company	Wa Kiu Film Company
Distributed by	Tai Sang Films
Release date	14 March 1957 (1957-03-14)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Cast

• Bruce Lee as Chow Chung
• Yin Pak as Lui Shi-ping
• Cheung Ying as Chow Ping
• Mui Yee as Tse Fung
• Man-lei Wong as Fan Yee
• Ng Wui as Lu Kuei
• Lo Tan as father
• Lo Tun as Chow Pok-yuen
• Lee Ching as Lo Tai-hoi
• Law Lan
• Yip Ping
• Lee Yuet-ching
• Lee Pang-fei

See also

• Bruce Lee filmography
• Thunderstorm

External links

• The Thunderstorm at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Thunderstorm at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Thunderstorm at IMDb
• The Thunderstorm