Acting
Phi Nga
Born — Died
1935-07-27 — 1985-11-27
Place of birth
Saigon, French Cochinchina
Known for
Acting
Credits
10 titles
Merited Artist Vũ Phi Nga (27th July 1935 - 27th November 1985) was a Vietnamese actress. Originally from Saigon, she moved to Hanoi after the partition of Vietnam in 1954 and joined the inaugural acting faculty of Hanoi National Academy of Theatre and Performing Arts with the likes of Trà Giang, Kim Chi and Lịch Du. Her first credit was as Hoài in “Chung một dòng sông” (1959) - North Vietnam’s first film post-colonial French era and a symbolic work of its 1960s war cinema; the young actress was universally acclaimed for her minimalistic yet effective and compelling portrayal despite lacking in prior professional training. Phi Nga’s health deteriorated significantly due to heart issues jus…
Known for
6.0Story of an innocent and carefree little girl whose father is a member of the anti-French resistance.
The Passerine Bird
1962
NRThe commander of the People's Army of Vietnam Li with his detachment on the way to the front comes to a village completely devastated by the invaders. He stays in the house of a young woman Tu, who has two small children. Tu's husband did not return from the front, missing, and Lee, feeling sorry for the girl, presented her with the dress he bought, which he bought for his mother. Soon, Commander Li is heroically killed in action. He dreamed of a bright day of victory, but did not wait for it ... The war ended, and one of his front-line comrades Shau returns to that village again ...
The Memento
1960
NRA woman volunteers to help the Revolutionaries' trucks hide from bombing raids in Truong Son forests.
The Forests of Miss Thắm
1967
8.0Following the 1954 Geneva Accords that partitioned Vietnam into two zones at the 17th parallel, a pregnant Dịu remains back in the South with her family while her husband has to move up North. At home, the young woman has to juggle between the duties of a liberation fighter and a mother while enduring her enemies' tortures and imprisonment, as she assumes the leadership of an underground liberation movement after its previous secretary was assassinated
17th Parallel, Nights and Days
1973
NRDuong and Tho are two military intelligence officers tasked with investigating enemy positions. They arrive in a rural area and meet Kien, a guerrilla fighter. Kien's wife, who deeply loves her husband, fears that if he continues his activities, he will be targeted by terrorists, leading to the destruction of their family's happiness. For this reason, she tries to stop her husband and clashes with Tho.
An Early Autumn Day
1962
NRThe film follows the life of Nguyễn Văn Trỗi from shortly before he was caught for his attempted assassination of McNamara to his eventual execution, leaving behind his newlywed and others around the couple.
Nguyen Van Troi
1966
Film credits
2010s · 1 titles
1970s · 2 titles
8.0Following the 1954 Geneva Accords that partitioned Vietnam into two zones at the 17th parallel, a pregnant Dịu remains back in the South with her family while her husband has to move up North. At home, the young woman has to juggle between the duties of a liberation fighter and a mother while enduring her enemies' tortures and imprisonment, as she assumes the leadership of an underground liberation movement after its previous secretary was assassinated
17th Parallel, Nights and Days
1973
NRThe head of a farming co-operative demolishes his house to free up land for the construction of a new irrigation canal, which causes great distress for him and his family.
The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife
1971
1960s · 6 titles
6.0Story of an innocent and carefree little girl whose father is a member of the anti-French resistance.
The Passerine Bird
1962
NRThe commander of the People's Army of Vietnam Li with his detachment on the way to the front comes to a village completely devastated by the invaders. He stays in the house of a young woman Tu, who has two small children. Tu's husband did not return from the front, missing, and Lee, feeling sorry for the girl, presented her with the dress he bought, which he bought for his mother. Soon, Commander Li is heroically killed in action. He dreamed of a bright day of victory, but did not wait for it ... The war ended, and one of his front-line comrades Shau returns to that village again ...
The Memento
1960
NRA woman volunteers to help the Revolutionaries' trucks hide from bombing raids in Truong Son forests.
The Forests of Miss Thắm
1967
NRDuong and Tho are two military intelligence officers tasked with investigating enemy positions. They arrive in a rural area and meet Kien, a guerrilla fighter. Kien's wife, who deeply loves her husband, fears that if he continues his activities, he will be targeted by terrorists, leading to the destruction of their family's happiness. For this reason, she tries to stop her husband and clashes with Tho.
An Early Autumn Day
1962
NRThe film follows the life of Nguyễn Văn Trỗi from shortly before he was caught for his attempted assassination of McNamara to his eventual execution, leaving behind his newlywed and others around the couple.
Nguyen Van Troi
1966
8.0No synopsis available yet.
The Sea Calls
1967
