Raise the Red Lantern
"China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives."
1991-12-18
7.927
zh 125mDrama
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
Original Music Composer
Naoki Tachikawa
Novel
Su Tong
Executive Producer
Wenze Zhang
Producer
Yau Fook-Sang
Director
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Ni Zhen
competition marriage romantic rivalry polygamy concubine wealth intrigue oppression 1920s
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$16,600,000Budget
$1,000,000Countries
- China
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
Companies
- ERA International
- China Film Co-Production Corp.
- Century Communications
- Salon Films
