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Thousand Pieces of Gold

  • 1990
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
701
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Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990)
RomanceWestern

In 1880s China, a girl is sold into marriage by her father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in a gold-mining town where she forges a path for her own freedom and, ultimately, true... Read allIn 1880s China, a girl is sold into marriage by her father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in a gold-mining town where she forges a path for her own freedom and, ultimately, true love.In 1880s China, a girl is sold into marriage by her father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in a gold-mining town where she forges a path for her own freedom and, ultimately, true love.

  • Director
    • Nancy Kelly
  • Writers
    • Ruthanne Lum McCunn
    • Anne Makepeace
  • Stars
    • Rosalind Chao
    • Chris Cooper
    • Michael Paul Chan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    701
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nancy Kelly
    • Writers
      • Ruthanne Lum McCunn
      • Anne Makepeace
    • Stars
      • Rosalind Chao
      • Chris Cooper
      • Michael Paul Chan
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Rosalind Chao
    Rosalind Chao
    • Lalu…
    Chris Cooper
    Chris Cooper
    • Charlie Bemis
    Michael Paul Chan
    Michael Paul Chan
    • Hong King
    Dennis Dun
    Dennis Dun
    • Jim
    Jimmie F. Skaggs
    Jimmie F. Skaggs
    • Jonas
    Will Oldham
    Will Oldham
    • Miles
    David Hayward
    David Hayward
    • Ohio
    Beth Broderick
    Beth Broderick
    • Berthe
    Kim Chan
    Kim Chan
    • Li Ping
    Chris Evans
    • Sailor #2
    Weili Fan
    • Sayan
    Evan C. Kim
    Evan C. Kim
    • Shun Lee
    Freda Foh Shen
    Freda Foh Shen
    • Ah Ling
    John M. Hosking
    • Watkins
    Mary Matvy
    • Françoise
    A.J. Kallan
    • Parker
    • (as Albert J. Kalanick)
    Mary Beth Lee
    • Li Yuan
    • (as Mary Lee)
    Jianli Zhang
    • Chen
    • Director
      • Nancy Kelly
    • Writers
      • Ruthanne Lum McCunn
      • Anne Makepeace
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Based on the true story of "China Polly".
    • Connections
      Featured in Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)

    User reviews15

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    One of American Playhouse's finest
    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?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Playhouse: Thousand Pieces of Gold
    • Filming locations
      • Butte, Montana, USA(San Francisco)
    • Production companies
      • American Playhouse
      • Channel Four Films
      • Filmcat
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $717,772
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,553
      • Apr 28, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $717,772
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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