In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who ...
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Title: Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| 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 | |
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Chris Evans | ... | Sailor #2 |
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Weili Fan | ... | Sayan |
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Evan C. Kim | ... | Shun Lee |
| Freda Foh Shen | ... | Ah Ling | |
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John M. Hosking | ... | Watkins |
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Mary Matvy | ... | Françoise |
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In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons. Written by Kelley O.
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idaho | f rated | chinese american | female protagonist | asian american |Taglines:
A testament to the strength of the human spiritCertificate:
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1 November 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
American Playhouse: Thousand Pieces of Gold See more »Edit
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$717,772Company Credits
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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?