Visually thrilling and rich with emotion, Raise the Red Lantern offers an engrossing period drama anchored by an outstanding performance from Gong Li.
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Raise the Red Lantern

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Raise the Red Lantern
Movie Info
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Director -
Yimou Zhang -
Producer -
Fu-Sheng Chiu -
Screenwriter -
Su Tong , Ni Zhen -
Distributor -
Orion Pictures , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
China Film Co-Production Corporation , Salon Films , Century Communications , ERA International -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 10, 1991, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 4, 2019 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$22.6K -
Runtime -
2h 5m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby