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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. Nicknamed the 'Chinese Garbo', Ruan Lingyu began her career at 16 and committed suicide at 24.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

146 mins

Rating

7.363/10

Release Date

29 November 1991

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Chang Ta-Min

Maggie Cheung

Ruan Ling Yu / Self

Carina Lau

Lily Li / Self

Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Tsai Chu-sheng / Self

Chen Yan-yan

Self

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Li Min-Wei

Cecilia Yip Tung

Lin Chu-Chu

Kelvin Wong Siu

Nier Erh

Yip San

Ms. Liu

Ta-Nan Huang

Self

Li Lili

Self

Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang

Self

Chin Han

Tang Chi-Shan

Paul Chang Chung

Lien Hua Studio executive

Hsiao Hsiang

Cheng Xiaohua

Xiao Rongsheng

Shen Ye

Suen Tung-Kwong

Sun Yu

Zheng Da-Li

Dai Tian

Wang Qi-Er

Sam Yue

Tang Wei-Qian

Xue Guoping

Han Jun

Shi Yi-Qiang

Jin Ren-Pei

Zhou Jie

Ni Yi-Hua

Fu Hengzhi

Yao Mao-Zong

Claude Monges

Carrie Lanese

Cheng Hong

Xiaomin Zhang

Hu Ronghua

Huang Daliang

Yumiko Cheng

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