The Red Detachment of Women (1970 film)
The Red Detachment of Women | |
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Directed by |
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Starring | Xue Jinghua |
Cinematography | Li Wenhua ( |
Music by | Liu Shida (刘士达) |
Production company | Beijing Film Studio[1] |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
The Red Detachment of Women (Chinese: 红色
Plot summary
[edit]In the 1930s, on Hainan Island, the heroine, Wu Qinghua, escapes from Nan Batian, an evil landlord, and becomes the leader of a women's militia, under the guidance of Hong Changqing, a Communist Party secretary.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Xue Jinghua as Wu Qinghua
- Liu Qingtang as Hong Changqing
- Song Chen as Company Commander
- Li Xinying as Xiao Pang, the Messenger
- Li Chengxiang as Nan Batian, the Tyrant
- Wan Qiwu as Ou Guangsi, Nan Batian's lackey
World Events
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Panel_Discussion_about_Red_Detachment_of_Women_Film_030.jpg/220px-Panel_Discussion_about_Red_Detachment_of_Women_Film_030.jpg)
On 11 November 2012, in Washington, D.C., a panel discussion with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Dr,. Chi Wang, Dr. Carma Hinton, and Dr. Michael Chang discussed the effect of this film had on the Cultural Revolution and on Chinese film.[2]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]China Movie Material Institute, ed. (1981).
External links
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- The Red Detachment of Women at IMDb
- The Red Detachment of Women from the Chinese Movie Database
- The Red Detachment of Women is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive