| Sam Pek Eng Tay 山伯英台 | |
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| Directed by | The Teng Chun |
| Written by | The Teng Chun |
| Produced by | The Teng Chun |
| Cinematography | The Teng Chun |
Production company | Cino Motion Pictures |
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| Countries | Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) |
| Languages | Malay, Mandarin |
Sam Pek Eng Tay (Chinese: 山伯英台; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: San-pek Eng-tâi) is a 1931 film directed and produced by The Teng Chun and released in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It is based on the Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers, which follows the doomed love between a rich girl and a commoner boy. The film was a commercial success, inspiring The Teng Chun to direct several further films based on Chinese mythology. The name derives from the given names of the legend's two main characters, Liang Shanbo (Nio Sam Pek) (梁山伯) and Zhu Yingtai (Giok Eng Tay) (祝英台).