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Raise the Red Lantern

1991 • U • 2h 5m • Drama, Romance • Orion Classics

China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.

🍅 97% 94% MC 81 LB 4.34 IMDb 8.1

Raise the Red Lantern Box Office

Opening Weekend
$23K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$2.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$2.6M
Domestic only
Domestic Legs115.4x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byZhang Yimou
ScreenplayNi Zhen
Produced byChiu Fu-sheng, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Zhang Wenze
CinematographyZhao Fei
Music byZhao Jiping, Naoki Tachikawa
StarringGong Li, Ma Jingwu, He Saifei, Cao Cuifen, Kong Lin
StudioOrion Classics

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