
Nguyễn Chánh Tín
Actor · 1952 – 2020 · Bạc Liêu, Vietnam
Merited Artist Nguyễn Chánh Tín (November 29, 1952 – January 4, 2020) was a Vietnamese film actor, director and TV presenter. Initially a successful singer in 1970s South Vietnam, he turned to acting in theatre troupes following the confiscation of his properties by the new Vietnamese government and struggled to make a living. While incarcerated after a failed attempt to escape to America at the border, he was offered the role Robert Nguyễn Thành Luân in the series Ván Bài Lật Ngửa / Cards on the Table (1982 - 1987), which then became the most memorable and iconic performance of his acting career, earning him a Best Actor award at 1985 Vietnam Film Festival. With good looks and great onscreen presence, Chánh Tín quickly garnered a large base of supporters, and rose to prominence as a veteran actor in 1990s Vietnamese cinema. He tried his hand at screenwriting in 1992 with a psychological horror, Ngôi Nhà Oan Khốc, which grossed over 1 billion VND at the time of its release. Next, Bến Sông Trăng (1998) marked his return to socio-psychological films. In the mid-2000s, he made his mark with Dòng Máu Anh Hùng (2006), directed by Charlie Nguyen, his nephew. In 1995, Chánh Tín opened Cinema Pictures in California, USA. After 20 years, the company changed its name to Chánh Phương Film Studio and tried to promote Dòng Máu Anh Hùng worldwide. Although the film gained critical acclaim, pirating and leaking caused the company heavy financial losses. Bankrupt, Chánh Tín sold his villa in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City and moved into an apartment building. He sang at tea rooms, sold liquor and acted to make ends meet. Chánh Tín passed away after a stroke on 4 January 2020, several months after his 67th birthday. He was awarded the title of National Distinguished Artist by the government of Vietnam.
Movies18
Movie6.8ActionDramaIn French ruled Vietnam in 1922, the French and Vietnamese officers plot to sniff out arch-rebel De Canh.
MovieLệnh Xoá Sổ
2011
Movie6.0HorrorAfter a long delay, the Doll returned to the box office race under the new name Linh Duyen: The Secret From Doll. The work of the couple director Vo Ngoc - Hanh Nhan impressed when bringing a story full of ghostly and scary about the subject of cursed figures and the principles surrounding the law of cause and effect.
Movie6.6DramaComedyA playboy's life changes after he meets and sleeps with a girl who hasn't turned 18 yet.
Movie8.0ComedyRomanceKhanh Linh, a fashion magazine editor, is on the verge of losing her job if her next project is not a hit. She finds herself having to work with Son, a successful photographer who she injured in a car accident.
MovieComedy
MovieWarDramaLuan continues to serve as the governor of Kien Hoa province and receives classified information sent by Y5, an agent installed by Kien Hoa Security in the Communist Party of Vietnam. He tries to identify Y5. The coup in 1960 ends with victory for the Republic's government, but unrest soon proves this result impermanent.
MovieWarDramaIn 1955 Tay Ninh, the National United Front is established and gives Ngo Dinh Diem's government an ultimatum: reform or attack. Luan continues to handle his new rise of popularity within sociopolitical circles in South Vietnam. He goes to Da Lat for a vacation, where a meeting between him and a young woman has been arranged.
MovieHorrorA woman is hired by a tycoon to play the role of his dead ex-wife and manage his large estate.
Movie5.0ThrillerCrimeK was an elite inspector, until an accident that caused the death of a female colleague. His reputation started going downhill and he was haunted by her death. Just days after a major homicide of an entertainer rocked the town, a suspect was apprehended. K realized that there were still so many mysteries surrounding the little town.
MovieWarDramaAfter the Geneva Convention, Viet Minh cadres are gathered to the North. There are also many who secretly stayed. Among them is Robert Nguyen Thanh Luan. He returns to Vinh Long, part of the diocese of Bishop Peter Ngo Dinh Thuc, who has known his Catholic family for long. The bishop adopts him into the Ngo family, where he begins associating with Ngo Dinh Nhu, the Vice President and Presidential Consultant of the Republic of Vietnam.
Ván bài lật ngửa 1: Đứa con nuôi vị giám mục
Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop
1982
MovieComedyA rich man convinces his girlfriend to get an abortion which she angrily rejects. The man is later hit by vehicle; at home in recovery, he enters a delirious state where he sees every man around him getting pregnant.
MovieDramaA happy couple is suddenly separated when one of them is arrested on charges of espionage and sent to re-education camp.
MovieWarActionAfter a tumultuous arrival and subsequent stay in Da Lat for military training, Luan returns to Saigon a Major in the Presidential Special Forces. He and Thuy Dung continue their relationship. News that Ngo Dinh Diem is opening the Ban Me Thuot's Highland Economic Fair attracts many intelligence and security organizations, whose political purposes vary.
MovieActionDramaThe Government of the Republic of Vietnam is subjected to military attacks and protests everywhere. Law 10-59 is enacted. Luan is sent to the United States for further military course training. Upon his return in early 1961, Ngo Dinh Diem decides to make him the governor of Kien Hoa province (Ben Tre today) to conduct the Pacification Program, with special privileges at his disposal.
MovieIn modern day Vietnam, a young man finds freedom through the music of a girl whom he is forbidden to fall in love with.
MovieDramaHistoryIn 1959, Luan is appointed Commander of the Great Flood Operations and of Binh Duong's Security Corps, with full authority to stabilize this province. The Liaison Department of the Republic of Vietnam, under the support of the United States, send commandos to North Vietnam for reconnaissance. If the commandos successfully infiltrate, they will respond to South Vietnam with a tango. Tango No. 1 and Tango No. 2 have failed. What will become of the third tango?
Ván bài lật ngửa 4: Cơn hồng thủy và bản tango số 3
Cards on the Table: The Great Flood and the Tango no. 3
1984
MovieWarActionThe year 1963 drags on heavily. Rumors about the US-backed coup are spreading. Ngo Dinh Diem's government continues to suffer from a severe loss of popularity that is still worsening. Two lots of trafficked drugs from the Golden Triangle to South Vietnam have vanished into thin air. Luan sets out on what may be his final collaboration with Ngo Dinh Nhu.
Series1
TV10.0DramaThe Vietnamese remake of the hit series Glee.
Glee Vietnam
2017 · 1 votes