---
title: 'Sam Pek Eng Tay (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'The Teng Chun'
released: '1931-01-01'
countries:
  - 'Dutch East Indies'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sam-pek-eng-tay-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846726/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sam Pek Eng Tay (1931)

1931 · Dutch East Indies


## Synopsis

Sam Pek Eng Tay is a 1931 film directed and produced by The Teng Chun and released in the Dutch East Indies. It is based on the Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers, which follows the doomed love between a rich girl and a commoner boy. The film was a commercial success, inspiring The Teng Chun to direct several further films based on Chinese mythology. The name derives from the given names of the legend's two main characters, Liang Shanbo (梁山伯) and Zhu Yingtai (祝英台).

## Credits

- **Director:** [The Teng Chun](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-teng-chun)

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