Center Stage

Center Stage

1991•2h 35m•7.2/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(82)

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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Production

Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films, Golden Harvest Productions

Language

CN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Ruan Ling Yu / Self

Ronald Chin Han

Ronald Chin Han

Tang Chi-Shan

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tsai Chu-sheng / Self

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Chang Ta-Min

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Lily Li / Self

Cecilia Yip Tung

Cecilia Yip Tung

Lin Chu-Chu

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Li Min-Wei

Chen Yan-yan

Chen Yan-yan

Self

Kelvin Wong Siu

Kelvin Wong Siu

Nier Erh

Maryanna Yip San

Maryanna Yip San

Ms. Liu

Ta-Nan Huang

Self

Li Lili

Li Lili

Self

Paul Chang Chung

Paul Chang Chung

Lien Hua Studio executive

Hsiao Hsiang

Cheng Xiaohua

Cheng Xiaohua

Xiao Rongsheng

Xiao Rongsheng

Shen Ye

Suen Tung-Kwong

Suen Tung-Kwong

Sun Yu

Zheng Da-Li

Dai Tian

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