That Lady from Peking

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That Lady from Peking
Directed by Eddie Davis
Written byEddie Davis
Produced byEddie Davis
Starring Carl Betz
CinematographyMick Bornemann
Edited by Anthony Buckley
Production
companies
Release date
  • 13 November 1975 (1975-11-13)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

That Lady from Peking is an Australian crime film written, produced and directed by Eddie Davis and starring Carl Betz, Nancy Kwan and Bobby Rydell. Although filmed in 1969, it was not screened commercially until 1975. [1]

Contents

It was the last of three films Eddie Davis made in Australia.

Plot

A defecting Russian diplomat has arranged to meet with author Max Foster in Hong Kong, promising a diary that will tell the truth about Red China. The diplomat is murdered and Foster tries to find the diary, which takes him to Sydney. Chinese, Russian and American spies take after him.

Cast

Production

Shooting began in Sydney in July 1969, with some exteriors shot in Hong Kong. [2]

Church scenes were shot at St.John's Anglican Church, Wilberforce NSW Australia.[ citation needed ]

Release

The film was poorly received, commercially and critically.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Vagg, Stephen (31 December 2019). "Top Ten Australian James Bond Homages". Filmink.
  2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p253