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November 1991 (USA)
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A testament to the strength of the human spirit
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In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride...
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One of American Playhouse's finest
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rosalind Chao | ... | Lalu |
 | Chris Cooper | ... | Charlie |
| Michael Paul Chan | ... | Hong King |
| Dennis Dun | ... | Jim |
| Jimmie F. Skaggs | ... | Jonas |
| Will Oldham | ... | Miles |
 | David Hayward | ... | Ohio |
| Beth Broderick | ... | Berthe |
| Kim Chan | ... | Li Ping |
| Chris Evans | ... | Sailor #2 |
| Weili Fan | ... | Sayan |
| Evan C. Kim | ... | Shun Lee |
| Freda Foh Shen | ... | Ah Ling |
| John M. Hosking | ... | Watkins |
| Mary Matvy | ... | Françoise |
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105 min
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Based on the true story of "China Polly".
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Featured in Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) (TV)
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Although I haven't seen this since it was on TV over fifteen years ago, its memory came and struck me again tonight right out of the blue while I was eating dinner. I was so supremely impressed with this at the time I saw it on PBS that I have no trouble now remembering the title immediately, along with the names Rosalind Chao and Chris Cooper, even after all these years. So, I just had to come here now while I'm thinking of it and register my approval.
If this were available on DVD, I'd buy it today. But it seems to me that what America really needs, entertainment-wise, is an American Playhouse anthology on DVD. If The American Film Theatre can put out a fourteen-volume anthology (in three sets), and if we can get "Fifty Years of Janus Films" in one giant collection, why not American Playhouse?