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Sable Cicada (1938)
Directed by Bu Wan-Cang
Drama, Romance, War · 1h 30m
Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.
Cast
Violet Koo Lan-Chun
Jin Shan
Eryi Gu
Wei Heling
Jie Tang
Han Lan-Gen
Zhang Zhizhi
Crew
- Director
- Bu Wan-Cang
- Writer
- Bu Wan-Cang
- Original Music Composer
- Huang Yijun
- Producer
- Zhang Shankun
Details
- Original title
- 貂蟬
- Release date
- 1938-06-15
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Original language
- ZH
- Spoken languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Production
- Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company, Xinhua Production Company