Huang Yan

The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes (1948)

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shen Fu
CAST:  Shangguan Yunzhu  •  Lan Ma  •  Wu Yin  •  Huang Yan

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shen Fu
CAST:  Shangguan Yunzhu  •  Lan Ma  •  Wu Yin  •  Huang Yan

The Front and the Back of the Stage (1937)

When the top diva of an opera troupe storms off after not getting money upfront from their manager, a common street performer comes in to replace her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhou Yihua
CAST:  Ning Xuan  •  Pei Chong  •  Zhang Wan  •  Liu Qiong

When the top diva of an opera troupe storms off after not getting money upfront from their manager, a common street performer comes in to replace her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhou Yihua
CAST:  Ning Xuan  •  Pei Chong  •  Zhang Wan  •  Liu Qiong

At Ten O'clock on the National Day (1956)

Set in 1953, spies plan to set off a explosion on the National Day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wu Tian
CAST:  Zhiming Yin  •  Ziyue Zhao  •  Ke Pu  •  Li Jie

Set in 1953, spies plan to set off a explosion on the National Day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wu Tian
CAST:  Zhiming Yin  •  Ziyue Zhao  •  Ke Pu  •  Li Jie

Unfinished Comedy (1957)

Two famous comedians from pre-Revolution days perform a series of sketches in a theatre for a group of Party cadres. The stage performances blend over into absurdist, self-contained fantasy episodes where the two comics allegorically parody Party propaganda and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lü Ban
CAST:  Hua Fang  •  Han Lan-Gen  •  Xiucen Yin  •  Tai Luo

Two famous comedians from pre-Revolution days perform a series of sketches in a theatre for a group of Party cadres. The stage performances blend over into absurdist, self-contained fantasy episodes where the two comics allegorically parody Party propaganda and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lü Ban
CAST:  Hua Fang  •  Han Lan-Gen  •  Xiucen Yin  •  Tai Luo

Ice and Snow Jin Dalai (1963)

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DIRECTION:  Zhu Wenshun
CAST:  Ke Pu  •  Shi Kefu  •  Zhang Chongxiao  •  Bai Yingkuan

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DIRECTION:  Zhu Wenshun
CAST:  Ke Pu  •  Shi Kefu  •  Zhang Chongxiao  •  Bai Yingkuan

新儿女英雄传 (1951)

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DIRECTION:  Shi Dongshan  •  Lü Ban
CAST:  Xin Jin  •  Xiangli Yao  •  Zhenhe Yan  •  Ying Zhao

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DIRECTION:  Shi Dongshan  •  Lü Ban
CAST:  Xin Jin  •  Xiangli Yao  •  Zhenhe Yan  •  Ying Zhao