The Red Detachment of Women

The Red Detachment of Women

110 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 30, 1961

Qiong Hua is a slave girl of Nan Batian, a big landlord in Yelinzhai Village on Hainan Island. She has tried many times but cannot escape from the landlord's cruel oppression. Later, Nan Batian jails her in a water dungeon. Hong Changqing is the Party representative of a red detachment of women. He disguises himself as a wealthy businessman residing abroad and comes to her rescue. He pretends to buy Qiong Hua to be his slave, saves her from the abyss of sufferings, and instructs her to join the red detachment of women. At the outset, Qiong Hua joins the revolutionary rank to settle her personal grudge. Educated by Hong Changqing, she becomes a conscientious revolutionary fighter.

The Red Detachment of Women

110 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 30, 1961

The Red Detachment of Women
Qiong Hua is a slave girl of Nan Batian, a big landlord in Yelinzhai Village on Hainan Island. She has tried many times but cannot escape from the landlord's cruel oppression. Later, Nan Batian jails her in a water dungeon. Hong Changqing is the Party representative of a red detachment of women. He disguises himself as a wealthy businessman residing abroad and comes to her rescue. He pretends to buy Qiong Hua to be his slave, saves her from the abyss of sufferings, and instructs her to join the red detachment of women. At the outset, Qiong Hua joins the revolutionary rank to settle her personal grudge. Educated by Hong Changqing, she becomes a conscientious revolutionary fighter.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Tianma Film Studio
Original title 红色娘子军
Directors Xie Jin
Writers Xin Liang

Cast

Xijuan Zhu

as Qionghua Wu

Wang Xingang

as Changqing Hong

Mei Xiang

as Honglian

Qiang Chen

as Batian Nan

Wang Li

as Company commander

Jin Naihua

as Division commander

Tie Niu

as Gui A

Niu Ben

as Pang Xiao

Yang Mengchang

as Superintendant

Meiming Zhang

as Big sister

Shugui Shi

as Zhu Dan

Yifang Jiang

as Ying Da

Shuying Weng

as Die Lao

Feng Qi

as Si Lao

Shan Liang

as Zhenshan Huang

Yu Fei

as Jinya Da

Chen Shu

as Brigade commander Chen

Yu Mingde

as Battallion commander Hu

Zhu Sha

as Young woman

Zhi Cheng

as Old army doctor

Jinghua Xue

as Peasant Girl