You Can't Tell Him

You Can't Tell Him
Official poster

Chinese	庭院深深
Mandarin	Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn
Literally	Courtyard and Garden Are Deep
Directed by	Sung Tsun-shou
Produced by	Yu Feng-chi
Written by	Chiung Yao
Starring	Gua Ah-leh Peter Yang
Music by	Liu Chia-chang
Cinematography	Chen Jung-shu
Edited by	Liu Kuo-hsiung
Production company	Feng Ming Motion Picture
Release dates	June 25, 1971 (1971-06-25)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

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 Lee Pi-hua 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

1971 Golden Horse Awards

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

External links

Ting yuan shen shen at the Internet Movie Database
You Can't Tell Him at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

Adaptations of works by Chiung Yao

Wan-chun's Three Loves	Four Loves (1965) Wan-chun (1990)

Ya Qi	The Silent Wife (1965) Mute Wife (1990)

Fire and Rain	The Rain of Sorrow (1965) Lovers Under the Rain (1986) Romance in the Rain (2001)

Ting Yuan Shen Shen	You Can't Tell Him (1971) Deep Garden (1987)

Zai Shui Yi Fang	The Unforgettable Character (1975) One Side of the Water (1988)

Huan Zhu Ge Ge (characters)	My Fair Princess (1998–99) My Fair Princess III (2003) New My Fair Princess (2011)

Other works	Outside the Window (1973) The Young Ones (1973) The Wild Goose on the Wing (1979) My Cape of Many Dreams (1981) Flowers in Fog (2013)

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