A Dream of Red Mansions (1989)
12h 15m
Running Time
January 1, 1989Release Date
A Dream of Red Mansions (1989)
12h 15m
Running Time
January 1, 1989Release Date
Plot.
A Chinese serial feature film, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. The film adapts the major events and incidents of the novel of the same name, depicting the fate of Jia family.
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Cast & Crew.
Jing Xia
Jia Baoyu
Tao Huimin
Lin Daiyu
Fu Yiwei
Xue Baochai
Liu Xiaoqing
Wang Xifeng
Zhao Lirong
Granny Liu
Chen Hong
Zi Juan
He Saifei
Miao Yu
Huang Suying
Jia Lian's nannie
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1989
Original Name红楼梦
StatusReleased
Running Time12h 15m
Genres
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Wiki.
A Dream of Red Mansions (Chinese: 红楼梦) is a Chinese serial feature film produced by Beijing Film Studio, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. Directed by Xie Tieli (谢铁骊) and Zhao Yuan (赵元), it is a cinematic adaptation of the 18th-century Chinese novel of the same name. The film took two years to prepare and three years to shoot, and remains, at 735 minutes, the longest ever made in the People's Republic of China.
Lead actresses Xia Qin and Tao Huimin were both Yue opera artistes, with Xia Qin taking on the role of the male lead Jia Baoyu. The film won Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Lin Moyu), Best Act Direction and Best Costume Design at the 10th Golden Rooster Awards.