The Red Detachment of Women

The Red Detachment of Women (1971)

红色娘子军

A filmed 1970 performance of the China Central Ballet Troupe. Adapted from the film of the same title, The Red Detachment of Women was first staged in Beijing in 1964 and was one of the Eight Model Operas which dominated the national stage during the Cultural Revolution.

Date of release
1971-09-16
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Wenzhan Pan, Fu Jie

Casting

Interesting facts

The Red Detachment of Women is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name – which itself was a version of director Xie Jin's original 1961 film. The style is called 'yangbanxi'. It is one of eight approved revolutionary model dramas made during the Cultural Revolution. The film was screened at the 32nd Venice International Film Festival, marking the first time a Chinese film was presented at Venice. A Beijing Opera version was filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972.

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