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The Goddess
神女
Directed by Wu Yonggang
1934•1h 13m•NR•★ 7.7
Drama
Synopsis
A devoted young mother in 1930s Shanghai sells her body on the streets at night to fund an education for her little boy, enduring the exploitation of a sadistic gambler and the vicious hypocrisy of respectable bourgeois society. Ruan Lingyu gives a luminous, heart-wrenching performance in this peak of Chinese silent golden age realism.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorWilfred Jackson
MusicLeigh Harline
Principal Cast
Kenny BakerSinging Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen(voice) (uncredited)
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Diana GaylenGoddess of Spring (voice) (uncredited)TW
Tudor WilliamsPluto (voice) (uncredited)JD
Jessica DragonetteSinger (voice) (uncredited)Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 13m (73 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorWu Yonggang
LanguagesMandarin
CountryCN
StudioLianhua Film Company
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