01 Jan 1966
Lucky Purse
Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
The Red Detachment of Women
A recording of the Beijing Opera version of The Red Detachment of Women filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972. Toward the end of the Cultural Revolution, the ballet version was adapted into this Beijing opera.
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Xue Jinghua Wu Qinghua
Feng Zhixiao Du Jinfang Qu Suying
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