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The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still stands out as a classic of both 18th century literature and 1960s moviemaking.Read moreLess
The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still stands out as a classic of both 18th century literature and 1960s moviemaking.
The story
The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still stands out as a classic of both 18th century literature and 1960s moviemaking.
Cast & crew
Betty Loh TiLin Dai Yu
Pat Ting HungXue Bao Chai
Kong HungXue Yan
Margaret Tu ChuanZi Juan
Carrie Ku MeiJin Chuan / Lin Dai Yu (singing voice)
Hung MeiMadame Jia Tai
Lydia Shum Tin-HaLittle Fool
Kao Pao-ShuElder Brother's Wife Wang Xifeng
Ding LingXi Ren
Lily Mo ChouQing Wen, Boa Yu's MaidExplore the crew
- Director
- Yuan Qiu-Feng
- Writer
- Yi Fan
- Original Music Composer
- Wang Fu-Ling
- Editor
- Chiang Hsing-Lung
- Producer
- Runme Shaw