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Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

155 mins

Rating

7.321/10

Release Date

29 November 1991

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Ruan Ling Yu / Self

Ronald Chin Han

Ronald Chin Han

Tang Chi-Shan

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tsai Chu-sheng / Self

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Chang Ta-Min

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Lily Li / Self

Cecilia Yip Tung

Cecilia Yip Tung

Lin Chu-Chu

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Li Min-Wei

Chen Yan-yan

Chen Yan-yan

Self

Kelvin Wong Siu

Kelvin Wong Siu

Nier Erh

Maryanna Yip

Maryanna Yip

Ms. Liu

Ta-Nan Huang

Ta-Nan Huang

Self

Li Lili

Li Lili

Self

Paul Chang Chung

Paul Chang Chung

Lien Hua Studio executive

Hsiao Hsiang

Hsiao Hsiang

Cheng Xiaohua

Cheng Xiaohua

Xiao Rongsheng

Xiao Rongsheng

Shen Ye

Shen Ye

Suen Tung-Kwong

Suen Tung-Kwong

Sun Yu

Zheng Da-Li

Zheng Da-Li

Dai Tian

Dai Tian

Wang Qi-Er

Wang Qi-Er

Sam Yue

Sam Yue

Tang Wei-Qian

Tang Wei-Qian

Xue Guoping

Xue Guoping

Han Jun

Han Jun

Shi Yi-Qiang

Shi Yi-Qiang

Jin Ren-Pei

Jin Ren-Pei

Zhou Jie

Zhou Jie

Ni Yi-Hua

Ni Yi-Hua

Fu Hengzhi

Fu Hengzhi

Yao Mao-Zong

Yao Mao-Zong

Claude Monges

Claude Monges

Carrie Lanese

Carrie Lanese

Cheng Hong

Cheng Hong

Xiaomin Zhang

Xiaomin Zhang

Hu Ronghua

Hu Ronghua

Huang Daliang

Huang Daliang

Yumiko Cheng

Yumiko Cheng

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