Center Stage

Nov 29, 1991

2h 26m

★ 7.4

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Golden Way Films Ltd.

Paragon Films

Golden Harvest Productions

Center Stage Trailers

Cast

Chang Ta-Min

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Ruan Ling Yu / Self

Maggie Cheung

Lily Li / Self

Carina Lau

Tsai Chu-sheng / Self

Tony Leung

Self

Chen Yan-yan

Li Min-Wei

Waise Lee

Lin Chu-Chu

Cecilia Yip Tung

Nier Erh

Kelvin Wong Siu

Ms. Liu

Maryanna Yip

Self

Ta-Nan Huang

Self

Li Lili

Self

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