Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying abroad, and secures a fake degree when learning he has run out of money and must return home to China. Fang was the son of a country gentleman. A marriage had been arranged for him while at university, but the intended wife died before he could see her.

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Cast

Chen Daoming

方鸿渐

Lü Liping

孙柔嘉

Li Yuanyuan

苏文纨

Shi Lanya

唐晓芙

Ying Da

赵辛楣

Ge You

李梅亭

Wu Yigong

周厚卿

Zhang Wenrong

周太太

Zhan Shiqiang

周效成

Yu Benzheng

沈先生

Yexin Sha

曹元朗

Lü Liang

褚慎明