You Can't Tell Him

You Can't Tell Him
Official poster
Chinese	庭院深深
Literal meaning	Courtyard and Garden Are Deep
Hanyu Pinyin	Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn
Directed by	Sung Tsun-shou
Written by	Chiung Yao
Produced by	Yu Feng-chi
Starring	Gua Ah-leh Peter Yang
Cinematography	Chen Jung-shu
Edited by	Liu Kuo-hsiung
Music by	Liu Chia-chang
Production company	Feng Ming Motion Picture
Release date	June 25, 1971 (1971-06-25)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

You Can't Tell Him is a 1971 Taiwanese drama film directed by Sung Tsun-shou, based on Chiung Yao's 1969 novel. The film stars Gua Ah-leh and Peter Yang.

Gua Ah-leh also sang the theme song, composed by Liu Chia-chang with lyrics by Chiung Yao. (The song was later covered by many artists, like Tsai Chin and Fei Yu-ching. The cover by Lee Pi-hua [zh] was featured in the 1987 TV series Deep Garden, which is based on the same novel.)

Cast

• Gua Ah-leh as Fang Ssu-ying (real identity: Chang Han-yen)
• Peter Yang as Po Pei-wen
• Lee Hsiang as Ai-ling, Po Pei-wen's wife
• Wang Jung as Kao Li-teh
• Fuh Bih-huei as Po Pei-wen's mother
• Wu Feng-feng as Ting-ting, Po Pei-wen's daughter

Awards and nominations

1971 Golden Horse Awards

• Won—Best Supporting Actor (Wang Jung)
• Nominated—Best Film

External links

• Ting yuan shen shen at IMDb
• You Can't Tell Him at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

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