| If I Were for Real | |
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| Chinese | 假如我是真的 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiǎrú Wǒ Shì Zhēnde |
| Directed by | Wang Toon |
| Screenplay by | Chang Yung-hsiang |
| Based on | If I Were for Real by Sha Yexin, Li Shoucheng and Yao Mingde |
| Produced by | Jih-Shen Chiang |
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| Cinematography | Lin Hung-chung |
| Edited by | Hsieh I-hsiung |
| Music by | Cary Chan |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
If I Were for Real (Chinese: 假如我是真的) is a 1981 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wang Toon.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1979 play of the same name by Sha Yexin, Li Shoucheng and Yao Mingde, set in mainland China. The film made some changes to the story to turn "the satirical comedy into political propaganda which condemns Chinese communism".[2] The film was banned not only in mainland China (like the play), but also in British Hong Kong until 1989.[3]
- ^ "If I Were for Real". Trove. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Fong, Gilbert C. F. (1987). "The Darkened Vision: If I Were For Real and the Movie". In Tung, Constantine; Mackerras, Colin (eds.). Drama in the People's Republic of China. SUNY Press. pp. 233–53. ISBN 0-88706-389-6.
- ^ Lee, Daw-ming (2013). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. The Scarecrow Press. pp. xxxv. ISBN 978-0-8108-6792-5.