State Theatre (Hong Kong)
State Theatre Building along King's Road in 2013. While a billboard is concealing most of the facade, the special features of the roof are visible.
Viewed from a slightly different location.
The State Theatre (Chinese: 皇都戲院) is a former cinema in Hong Kong. Located in the North Point area along King's Road (nos. 277-291), the building was still extant as of February 2016, and may be demolished in a near future.[1]
History
The cinema opened in 1952 as the Empire Theatre (璇宮戲院). It closed in 1957, and reopened in 1959 as the State Theatre, following extensive renovations. The State Theatre closed in 1997.[2]
In films
The State Theatre was featured in the 1978 film Game of Death starring Bruce Lee[3] and in the 1998 film The Longest Summer, directed by Fruit Chan.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "State Theatre facing demolition after 63 years". Time Out Hong Kong. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ State Theatre on cinematreasures.org
- ↑ Game of Death - Bruce Lee (1978) - State Theatre, North Point
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to State Theatre Building. |
- State Theatre - King's Road, North Point. Blog entry, 13 September 2014
- "蘇聯建構主義 北角皇都飛拱". Apple Daily. 26 August 2013. (Chinese)
- Yau, Man-ching, Cindy (1996). Redevelopment of State Theatre (Thesis). University of Hong Kong.
Further reading
- Ma, Oi-woon (馬靄媛) (9 March 1997). "別了！皇都！別了，北角的光影歲月！". Ming Pao. p. D1.
Coordinates: 22°17′25″N 114°11′44″E / 22.290377°N 114.195446°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, February 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.