A Countess from Hong Kong
- Year: 1967
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Charles Chaplin
- Length: 120 min
- IMDb rating:
A brilliant gay comedy romance – full of fun!
Synopsis
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) follows a stateless Russian countess working as a dance-hall hostess in Hong Kong who secretly stows away in the cabin of a wealthy American diplomat aboard an ocean liner. As the ship sails toward the United States, the diplomat struggles to conceal her presence from the crew while navigating the complications her situation creates. This British romantic comedy blends farce, mistaken identity, and old-fashioned screwball elements in a shipboard story of romance and social displacement.
Selected disc options for A Countess from Hong Kong
| Extras | Universal BD-ALL/US/OOP 2019 | Imprint BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2023 | Paramount DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Jeffrey Vance | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Tony Latino, Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo | has extra | ||
| Chaplin’s Last Chapter | has extra | ||
| Vintage Promotional Film | has extra | ||
| A Countess for a Day - Interview with Actress Carol Cleveland | has extra | ||
| The End of the Gold Rushes - Interview with First Assistant Editor Brian Sinclair | has extra | ||
| Interview with Actor Michael Medwin | has extra | ||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Universal’s Blu-ray contains no extras.
- Imprint’s Blu-ray is included in the “Film Focus: Marlon Brando, Volume 1” box set with Sayonara (1957), The Fugitive Kind (1960), One-Eyed Jacks (1961), The Ugly American (1963), Bedtime Story (1964) and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967).
- Paramount’s DVD is also available in the “Marlon Brando: 4-Movie Collection” box set with The Ugly American (1963), The Appaloosa (1966) and The Night of the Following Day (1969).
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