Sable Cicada
6.8
Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.
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Violet Koo Lan-Chun
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Bu Wan-Cang
Bu Wan-Cang
Shan Jin
Diu Ban-Wah
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Bu Wan-Cang Director · Huang Yijun Composer
United States release January 13, 1939 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Xinhua Production Company
Production
Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company
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Xinhua Production Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
貂蟬
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 15, 1938
Theatrical
United States · January 13, 1939
New York City, New York
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