Tùng Lâm
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 1, 1934
Place of Birth: Saigon, French Cochinchina
Known For
The Purple Horizon
Since its first premiere in 1971, a classic Republic of Vietnam (1954-1975) war romance feature based on a fiction novel by military writer, Van-Quang. The film was lost for more than 4 decades when the communist forces took Saigon, Republic of Vietnam's capital, on April 30th, 1975. Digitized and restored from surviving 35mm prints archived by Japan film studio Imagica Lab; now transferred to UCLA Film and TV Archive. This film provides an almost unknown perspective on the Vietnam War, the Republic of Vietnam, and the RVN Army. The stage is the Republic of Vietnam, and the scenes portray a time during the Vietnam War as experienced by the Southern Vietnamese people, themselves. Phi, a soldier, longing to take Lien off to their private, imaginary space (the Purple Horizon), understands what his duty and commitment as a soldier is. Lien is a singer whose style is reminiscent of the "Torch" singers of the early 1930s. She desperately longs to escape the world with Phi to their purple.
Like The Falling Raindrops
Also called "Rain Drop's Fate" or "Like The Falling Raindrops", Như Hạt Mưa Sa is a black and white film based on the novel of the same name by the late writer Ngọc Linh made by Việt Ảnh Film. Bạch Tuyết played the role of Dã Lan with Trần Quang, the painter Thuyên, and Thẩm Thúy Hằng played the roles of Yến and Dung (twin sisters), Đoàn Châu Mậu, Tony Hiếu, Tùng Lâm... The film was made in 1971.
Four Oddballs of Saigon
Four Oddballs of Saigon or The Saigon Fabulous Four is a 1973 Vietnamese 35mm eastmancolor film directed by La Thoại Tân.
The Ghost of Hứa Family
A butler of a wealthy family in Saigon is tasked with bringing food and clothes to the eldest daughter who contracted leprosy and is locked in a room for years, but he soon suspects there is more to the story.
Our School
The story takes place in a boarding high school with many boys and girls. The collective life of students, school activities, daily joys and sorrows, the relationship between teachers and students, school friendship are the main points of the film.
Green Age
The main storyline revolves around the love triangle Dzung - Linh - Ngoc, accompanied by friendship relationships among Saigon youth in the last years of the war.