''You Can't Tell Him'' is a 1971 Taiwanese drama film directed by

Sung Tsun-shou Sung Tsun-Shou or Song Chun-So (; September 2, 1930 – May 27, 2008), was a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director. He began his film career as screenwriter and assistant director. He came to Taiwan with Li Han-Hsiang (李翰祥) in 1963 ...

, based on

Chiung Yao Chen Che (; 20April 19384December 2024), better known by her pen name Chiung Yao (), was a Taiwanese writer and film producer. The name ''Chiung Yao'' is a phrase taken from the ''Classic of Poetry'', where it means "splendid pure jade". Born ...

's 1969 novel. The film stars

Gua Ah-leh Grace Gua Ah-leh (born 2 June 1944) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Gua has portrayed over 200 roles in film and television since 1965. She has won the Golden Horse Awards 4 times and the Golden Bell Awards twice. Life and career Also known ...

and

Peter Yang Peter Yang Kwan, also known as Yang Qun (; 25 September 1935 – 24 October 2022) was a Hong Kong martial artist film actor, film producer and director, best known for his appearances in Hong Kong action cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Yan ...

. Gua Ah-leh also sang the theme song, composed by

Liu Chia-chang Steven Liu Chia-chang (; 13 April 1940 or 13 April 1943 – 2 December 2024) was a Taiwanese songwriter, singer, screenwriter, director, and actor. Personal life Liu was born in Harbin, Manchukuo. He and his mother left China via Hong Kong to ...

with lyrics by Chiung Yao. (The song was later covered by many artists, like Tsai Chin and Fei Yu-ching. The cover by was featured in the 1987 TV series ''

Deep Garden ''Deep Garden'' is a 1987 Taiwanese mystery TV drama series based on romance novelist Chiung Yao's 1969 novel. The series was produced by Chiung Yao's husband Ping Hsin-tao and first shown on Chinese Television System. The title is taken from an 1 ...

'', which is based on the same novel.)

Cast

as Fang Ssu-ying (real identity: Chang Han-yen) *

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 The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards () are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. The festival and ceremony were founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Repub ...

*Won— Best Supporting Actor ( Wang Jung) *Nominated—

Best Film The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

External links

* * Taiwanese romantic drama films Films based on works by Chiung Yao Films set in Taiwan Films shot in Taiwan Films directed by Sung Tsun-shou 1971 romantic drama films 1971 films 1970s Mandarin-language films {{romantic-drama-film-stub