Title
Poster of the film 'Lion City'
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: L:39.0 x W:13.5 (sheet)L37.8 x W12.6 (Image)
Accession No.
1997-00713
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Funan Stamp & Coin Agency
When Singapore was granted self-governance by the British colonial government in 1959, Cathay-Keris announced that the studio would produce Chinese-language feature films to help in the development of an independent culture for Singapore. In 1960, the studio screened its first Mandarin film, ‘Lion City’, a love story set against the backdrop of social class struggles and Singapore’s first election.
