Nov 29, 1991
155 min
Full-HD

Center Stage (1991)

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.

Category

Drama Romance History

Country

Hong Kong

Companies

Golden Way Films Ltd. Paragon Films Golden Harvest Productions

Maggie Cheung

Ruan Lingyu

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Cai Chusheng

Ronald Chin Han

Tang Jishan

Carina Lau

Li Lili

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Zhang Damin

Cecilia Yip Tung

Lin Chuchu

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Li Minwei

Paul Chang Chung

Luo Mingyou

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