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春蚕 (Chun can)
(Spring Silkworms)
(1933) China
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Cheng Bu-Kao

Cast: Xiao Ying [Old Tong Bao], Yan Yue-Xian [Ah Si’s wife], Gong Jianong [Ah Si], Gao Qianping [Liu Bao], Ai Xia [He Hua], Zheng Xiaogiu [Duo Duo Tou], Wang Zhenqxin [Li Gensheng], Gu Minjun, Yan Gongshang, Zhang Minwu

Ming Xing Film Company production. / Scenario by Xia Yan, from a novel by Mao Dun. Set decoration by Dong Tianya. Cinematography by Wang Shizhen. Film editor, Huang Han. / Released 1 January 1933. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Zhongguo Dianying Ziliaoguan (China Film Archive) film archive.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 29 December 2024.

References: Magliozzi-Treasures n. 0036 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.