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The Dream of the Red Chamber (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 101 mins · Chinese
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- Directed by
- Yuan Qiu-Feng
- Starring
- King Hu, Zhao Lei, Ivy Ling Po, Betty Loh Ti, Ren Hao, Tien Feng
Based on Cao Xueqin’s 18th‑century Qing masterpiece, this lavish adaptation is praised as the most successful film of China’s most read and repeatedly adapted novel. Three years of planning and a year of shooting produced a sumptuous, critically acclaimed work that captures the sprawling romance and remains a landmark of both literary and 1960s cinema.
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