1991

2h 35m

7.4(77 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.

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Cast & Crew

38 members

Acting

張曼玉

Ruan Ling Yu / Self

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秦漢

Tang Chi-Shan

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梁家輝

Tsai Chu-sheng / Self

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吳啟華

Chang Ta-Min

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劉嘉玲

Lily Li / Self

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葉童

Lin Chu-Chu

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李子雄

Li Min-Wei

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Chen Yan-yan

Self

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王霄

Nier Erh

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葉晨

Ms. Liu

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Ta-Nan Huang

Self

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Li Lili

Self

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張沖

Lien Hua Studio executive

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Hsiao Hsiang

Unknown Role

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Cheng Xiaohua

Unknown Role

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Xiao Rongsheng

Unknown Role

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Shen Ye

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Suen Tung-Kwong

Sun Yu

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Zheng Da-Li

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Dai Tian

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Wang Qi-Er

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Sam Yue

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Tang Wei-Qian

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Xue Guoping

Unknown Role

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Han Jun

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Shi Yi-Qiang

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Jin Ren-Pei

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Zhou Jie

Unknown Role

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Ni Yi-Hua

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Fu Hengzhi

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Yao Mao-Zong

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Claude Monges

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Carrie Lanese

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程泓

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Xiaomin Zhang

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Hu Ronghua

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Huang Daliang

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鄭希怡

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