You Can't Tell Him

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{{Infobox film

|name=You Can't Tell Him

|image=youcanttellhim.jpg

|caption=Official poster

|native_name={{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|c={{linktext|庭|院|深|深}}|p=Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn|l=Courtyard and Garden Are Deep}}

|director=Sung Tsun-shou

|music=Liu Chia-chang

|writer=Chiung Yao

|starring={{Unbulleted list|Gua Ah-leh|Peter Yang}}

|runtime=87 minutes

|producer=Yu Feng-chi

|editing=Liu Kuo-hsiung

|cinematography=Chen Jung-shu

|country=Taiwan

|language=Mandarin

|released={{film date|1971|6|25}}

|studio=Feng Ming Motion Picture

}}

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 {{ill|Lee Pi-hua|zh|李碧華 (歌手)}} 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