Chu Yuan

Chu Yuan

1975
1h 58m
7.5

7.5/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Chu Yuan was a patriotic poet and statesman in ancient China, born over 2000 years ago in the state of Ch'u of the "Warring States" Period, a period of transition from Slavery to Feudalism System. Ch'in, Ch'u, Chao, Wei, Yen, Han and Chi were the Seven States occupying various parts of China at incessant war of annexation with one another. Of the Seven States Ch'in grew most powerful. Vis-a-vis Ch'in's military pressure and Ch'u's political corruption, Chu Yuan advocated alliance with Chi to resist Ch'in abroad, and political reforms at home so as to unify whole China. Chu Yuan's political viewpoint met with sabotage by slave-owning aristocrat bloc, was unable to be carried out in Ch'u. Being so indignant he finally took his own life by jumping into the river. His poems "Li Sao" "Tien Wen" etc. in the development history of Chinese literature, shone with everlasting brilliance.

Status: Released

Language: ZH

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Production Information

Production Companies
Feng Huang Motion Picture Company
Production Countries
Hong Kong
Spoken Languages
Mandarin

Quick Facts

Original Title 屈原
Release Date July 17, 1975
Status Released
Language ZH
IMDb ID tt0470510

Cast

Bao Fang
Bao Fang

屈原

Chang Tseng
Chang Tseng

张仪

朱虹
朱虹

郑袖

Weng Wu
Weng Wu

宋玉

Nina Paw Hei-Ching
Nina Paw Hei-Ching

婵娟

Lee Ching
Lee Ching

楚怀王

Key Crew

Bao Fang
Screenplay
Xu Xian
Director
Bao Fang
Director

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