The Girl with a Thousand Faces (1959)
千面女郎
Gu Lingxiu's dream of becoming an actress is opposed by her grandmother. Her father Zhongqi remains ambivalent. Years ago, Zhongqi was in love with a Peking opera diva Hua Yanhong, but the lovers were separated by the matriarch. Regretful of the mistake, the matriarch discards her prejudice and allows Lingxiu to pursue her career. She also urges Zhongqi to look for Hua.
- Date of release
- 1959-11-19
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Chiang Nan
Casting
- Grace Chang — Gu Lingxiu/ Hua Yanhong
- Chang Yang — Zhongqi
- Ou-Yang Sha-Fei — Gu Lingxiu's mother
- Kao Pao-Shu — Mei Ju-Ming
- Wong Chung — Chang Nai-Kuang
- Yiu Kwang-Chao — Chin Shih-Ming
- Chu Shao-Chuen — Chu Jung-Hsuan
- Kao Hsiang — Mrs Chu
- Chu Mu — Hei Ta-Shao
- Lee Ming-Chu — Hsiao Ming
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