Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern

China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.

1991•2h 5m•7.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.9/10(792)

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

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Production

ERA International, China Film Co-Production, Century Communications, Salon Films

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Gong Li

Gong Li

Songlian

He Saifei

He Saifei

Meishan

Cao Cuifen

Cao Cuifen

Zhuoyun

Kong Lin

Kong Lin

Yan'er

Zhao Qi

Housekeeper

Jin Shuyuan

Jin Shuyuan

Yuru

Ma Jingwu

Ma Jingwu

Chen Zuoqian

Cui Zhigang

Cui Zhigang

Doctor Gao

Chu Xiao

Feipu

Cao Zengyin

Cao Zengyin

Old Servant

Ding Weimin

Ding Weimin

Songlian's Mother

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