Acting

Trần Phương

Born April 10, 1930 · Thái Nguyên province, Vietnam

Died August 26, 2020 · aged 90

Trần Phương (10 April 1930 – 26 August 2020) was a Vietnamese actor, director and screenwriter. Following a serious work accident that cost him his finger, he ceased working as an industrial turner and was later dispatched to work in logistics for an artists' company where he gained his first acting experience in chèo and was coached in theatre by the veteran playwright Thế Lữ. Introduced to films…

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Miss Nhung

Miss Nhung · 1970

The film is anchored by a wartime re-encounter between a servant child and a tutor, transformed in the crucible of the spring 1968 Saigon offensive.

A Stormy Journey

A Stormy Journey · 1977

A Stormy Journey

An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them.

Mrs. Tư Hậu

Mrs. Tư Hậu · 1963

Tư Hậu is a common woman from a fishing village whose husband has gone away to fight in the revolution. She takes care of her young daughter as well as her aging father-in-law. Soon, her peaceful village is attacked.

A Phu and His Wife

A Phu and His Wife · 1961

A Phu and His Wife

To pay off her family’s debts, Mị is forced to marry the son of her Hmong village’s ruthless patriarch. When the constant abuse and beatings become unbearable for the young girl, she plans to escape with a stranger held captive by her husband.

Life Is Not Simple

Life Is Not Simple · 1980

Life Is Not Simple

Cold Forest

Cold Forest · 1982

A scientist dies while researching the toxins dropped by American bombers onto Southern Vietnam. His three students goes on a trip through the forest of Truong Son mountains to bring his remains and research documents back to the North, but soon find themselves developing the same symptoms like their professor.

It Seems Our Love Has Faded

It Seems Our Love Has Faded · 1992

It Seems Our Love Has Faded

At the behest of her ailing father, a woman reluctantly tries to forget the lover she has been awaiting for years.

The Last Transgression

The Last Transgression · 1980

The Last Transgression

An ex-gangster is determined to make a fresh start after getting out of prison, but soon finds herself too entrenched in a circle of violence to leave behind her ruthless past.

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Miss Nhung

Miss Nhung · 1970

The film is anchored by a wartime re-encounter between a servant child and a tutor, transformed in the crucible of the spring 1968 Saigon offensive.

Tiểu đoàn trưởng

A Stormy Journey

A Stormy Journey · 1977

A Stormy Journey

An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them.

Assistant Director

Mrs. Tư Hậu

Mrs. Tư Hậu · 1963

Tư Hậu is a common woman from a fishing village whose husband has gone away to fight in the revolution. She takes care of her young daughter as well as her aging father-in-law. Soon, her peaceful village is attacked.

Khoa (Tu Hau's Husband)

A Phu and His Wife

A Phu and His Wife · 1961

A Phu and His Wife

To pay off her family’s debts, Mị is forced to marry the son of her Hmong village’s ruthless patriarch. When the constant abuse and beatings become unbearable for the young girl, she plans to escape with a stranger held captive by her husband.

A Phủ

Life Is Not Simple

Life Is Not Simple · 1980

Life Is Not Simple

Viện trưởng

Cold Forest

Cold Forest · 1982

A scientist dies while researching the toxins dropped by American bombers onto Southern Vietnam. His three students goes on a trip through the forest of Truong Son mountains to bring his remains and research documents back to the North, but soon find themselves developing the same symptoms like their professor.

Director

It Seems Our Love Has Faded

It Seems Our Love Has Faded · 1992

It Seems Our Love Has Faded

At the behest of her ailing father, a woman reluctantly tries to forget the lover she has been awaiting for years.

Director

The Last Transgression

The Last Transgression · 1980

The Last Transgression

An ex-gangster is determined to make a fresh start after getting out of prison, but soon finds herself too entrenched in a circle of violence to leave behind her ruthless past.

Director

The Refugee's Melody

The Refugee's Melody · 1998

The Refugee's Melody

Fleeing the control of their authoritarian father, two women cross the border into China with a friend’s help.

Director

Thạch Sanh

Thạch Sanh · 1976

MovieAnimationAdventure

Thạch Sanh, a kind-hearted woodcutter, chances upon wine merchant Lý Thông. Orphaned from a young age, he gladly embraces being adopted by Lý Thông as his brother and comes to live with his family, unaware that the scheming merchant has other plans for him.

Thạch Sanh (voice)

Those We Have Met

Those We Have Met · 1979

Those We Have Met

The life of two soldiers after war, who try to continue their studies at the university.

Assistant Director

The Painting

The Painting · 1970

Tám Tâm

The Forgotten Proposal

The Forgotten Proposal · 1980

The Forgotten Proposal

An engineer devises a plan that will help a farm improve its staggering business, but is dismissed the farm’s manager.

Bí thư Công

When In Love

When In Love · 2004

MovieDramaRomance

A face reading tells Lan Anh that she has a face that will bring about the death of her lovers. Further confirmed after the tragic death of her boyfriend, Lan Anh grows reclusive and rejects any romantic advances towards her.

Director

Fire in the Woods

Fire in the Woods · 1966

Fire in the Woods

In mid-1960s, groups of American paratroopers arrive at a Hmong village near the Vietnam-Laos border. Among the troops are former villagers who collaborated with the French; having returned home , they seek to win over the village’s support.

Pao Ly

The Holy Day

The Holy Day · 1976

A story about a Catholic Village by the sea in Northern Vietnam in the early 60's, where people lacked faith in the new Communist regime.

Tiệp

The Young Soldier

The Young Soldier · 1964

The Young Soldier

The main character in the film is a real person in history - the hero of the Vietnamese people's army, Cu Chinh Lan, set in the middle of the resistance war against the French (circa 1951) on the battlefield in North Vietnam.

Commander Truong

The Sea Calls

The Sea Calls · 1967

Thuyền trưởng Tơm

The Front Is Calling

The Front Is Calling · 1969

The Front Is Calling

Vũ Khiêm

Quiet Night

Quiet Night · 1984

Quiet Night is an old Vietnamese film produced in 1984 by director Tran Phuong with the participation of actors People's Artist Nhu Quynh, Bui Bai Binh, and Tran Phuong

Director

On the Same River

On the Same River · 1959

On the Same River

MovieDramaRomance

Hoài and Vận fall in love during the war against the French. Vận fought as a guerrilla and Vận ferried guerrillas across the river. When peace comes, Vietnam is divided in two across the Bến Hải River, leaving them separated.

Villager (uncredited)

To Catch A Thief 3: Solitary

To Catch A Thief 3: Solitary · 1988

To Catch A Thief 3: Solitary

MovieActionCrime

Director

Standing In Front Of The Sea

Standing In Front Of The Sea · 1982

Standing In Front Of The Sea

When a post-war fishing firm fails to meet its expected demand, the chief accountant begins falsifying records and cutting down on wages paid to the already struggling fishers.

Director

At the 17th Parallel

At the 17th Parallel · 1965

At the 17th Parallel

Two North Vietnamese soldiers are assigned to guard the entry gate at the 17th parallel demilitarised zone, and quickly acquaint themselves with the other side’s chief guard.

Dương