The Red Detachment of Women (1961 film)
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The Red Detachment of Women (simplified Chinese: 红色娘子军; traditional Chinese: 紅色孃子軍; pinyin: Hóngsè Niángzi Jūn) is a 1961 Chinese film by Xie Jin based on a script by Liang Xin. It is set in the 1930s and involves two peasant women who go into warfare.[1] The cast includes Zhu Xijuan, Wang Xingang, Xiang Mei, Jin Naihua, Chen Qiang, and Niu Ben.
The Red Detachment of Women (1961 film) | |
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Directed by | Xie Jin |
Written by | Liang Xin (b. 1926) |
Produced by | Ding Li |
Music by | Huang Zhun |
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Release date | 1961 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Chinese |
The Red Detachment of Women became famous after winning the PRC's best script, best director, and best actress awards in November 1961.[2] The film characters of Qiong Hua, Hong Changqing, and Nan Batian became quite well-known and following the success of the Red Detachment of Women ballet in 1964 by the end of 1966 was elevated to one of the eight "revolutionary model theatrical works" (geming yangbanxi, or yangbanxi for short), which formed the official canon. A film of the ballet was released in 1970.