Raise the Red Lantern
“China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.”
1991•2h 5m•7.9•Released
Drama
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
Director
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Ni Zhen
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$17M
Languages
Mandarin
Studio
ERA International
Cast
Gong Li
Songlian
He Saifei
Meishan
Cao Cuifen
Zhuoyun
Kong Lin
Yan'er
Zhao Qi
Housekeeper
Jin Shuyuan
Yuru
Ma Jingwu
Chen Zuoqian
Cui Zhigang
Doctor Gao
Chu Xiao
Feipu
Cao Zengyin
Old Servant
Ding Weimin
Songlian's Mother
Production
Company
ERA International
Company
China Film Co-Production
Company
Century Communications
Company
Salon Films
Producer
Yau Fook-Sang
Recommended
7.4
Othello
1951
6
Fast Girls
2012
6.3
Sleuth
2007
6.3
TalhotBlond
2012
6.4
Agatha and the Truth of Murder
2018
7.2
Vive L'Amour
1995
6
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007
7.2
Christy
2025
7
The Zone of Interest
2023
6.2
Origin
2023
8.2
The Prestige
2006
7.1
What Maisie Knew
2013
6.8
Gosford Park
2001
7.1
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
2025
6.9
The Emperor and the Assassin
1998
6.3
Killer's Kiss
1955
6.1
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2011
6.3
Passing
2021
7.7
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966
6.9
Munich - The Edge of War
2021
Similar Movies
6.9
The War of the Roses
1989
6.8
Summer Storm
2004
8.5
Seven Samurai
1954
7.4
Miller's Crossing
1990
6.1
The Wizard
1989
8.2
Scarface
1983
5.8
Chasing Yesterday
1935
7.4
The Big Blue
1988
7.4
Match Point
2005
7.2
People on Sunday
1930
8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
7.6
Harold and Maude
1971
7.5
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
5.8
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
7.4
Legends of the Fall
1994
7.1
A Tale of Two Sisters
2003
7.1
It's Winter
2006
5.5
Jindabyne
2006
7.4
Sense and Sensibility
1995
5.9
Swimming Instructor
1979