
Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (1928)
Huo shao hong lian si (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 27h 0min
- Drama
- Movie
This movie was adapted from a newspaper serial (Strange Tales of the Adventurer in the Wild Country) and released in 18 feature-length parts over a period of 3 years (1928-31). In its entirety it would be 27 hours long.
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Xiaoqiu Zheng | ... |
Gui Wu / Yang Jixin
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Peizhen Xia | ... |
Gan Lianzhu - Yang Jixin's wife
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Lihen Gao |
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Jiting Wang |
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Youmin Gu | ... |
Prefect
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Xiangpin Dong | ... |
Patriarch Hongyun
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Xiuying Zhu | ... |
Prefect's wife
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Xianzhai Wang | ... |
Wang Qinghe
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Wanxiang Wu | ... |
Big monkey
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Zhiyuan Tan |
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Butterfly Wu | ... |
Red girl
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Saizhen Liang |
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Jie Tang | ... |
Chang Deqing
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Ying Xiao |
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Jingxia Zhao |
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Meng-Shi Wang |
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Directed by
Shichuan Zhang |
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Xiang Kairan | ... | (newspaper serial Strange Tales of the Adventurer in the Wild Country) |
Xiang Kairan | ... | (novel) |
Shichuan Zhang | ... | (writer) |
Zhengqiu Zheng | ... | (part one) |
Jianghu Jixia Znuan | ... | (story) |
Cinematography by
Keyi Dong |
Set Decoration by
Tianya Dong |
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Jiting Wang | ... | assistant director |
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Trivia | Originally produced with a mammoth running time of 27 hours, making it possibly the longest film ever produced. It was never exhibited in its entirety. Instead, it was split up and released as 18 features between 1928 and 1931, of which Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery is one. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003). See more » |