Center Stage
1991 · 2h 35m · N/A
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
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Center Stage
Overview
Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
Director and cast
- Stanley Kwan Kam-pang Director
- Maggie Cheung Man-yuk as Ruan Lingyu
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Cai Chusheng
- Ronald Chin Han as Tang Jishan
- Carina Lau as Li Lili
- Lawrence Ng as Zhang Damin
- Cecilia Yip Tung as Lin Chuchu
- Waise Lee Chi-hung as Li Minwei
- Paul Chang Chung as Luo Mingyou
- Maryanna Yip San as Chen Yanyan
- Hsiao Hsiang as Ruan Ma
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