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Hotel

1976–1977 · 1 season

A slow, earnest melodrama of grudges and loyalties, unfolding in a bustling city with the steady gravity of vintage serial television.

Created by
Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, Wong Tin-lam
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Shih Kien, Cora Miao
Overview
Hotel is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 November 1976. Theme song "Hotel" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Susanna Kwan.

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Created by
Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, Wong Tin-lam
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Shih Kien, Cora Miao
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • family
  • ambition
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Created by
Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, Wong Tin-lam
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Shih Kien, Cora Miao, Deborah Lee, Ng Cho-Fan, Lee Heung-Kam, Gigi Wong, Ng Wai-Kwok
Length
1 seasons, 129 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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