Dream of the Red Chamber (1944 film)

Dream of the Red Chamber (traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; pinyin: Hónglóu mèng) (also known as Dream of the Red Mansions) is a 1944 Chinese film directed by Bu Wancang. It is an adaptation of the classic 18th century Qing-era novel by Cao Xueqin.

Dream of the Red Chamber
Traditional Chinese	紅樓夢
Simplified Chinese	红楼梦
Literal meaning	Dream of the Red Mansions
Directed by	Bu Wancang
Written by	Novel: Cao Xueqin
Starring	Zhou Xuan Bai Hong Wang Danfeng Yuan Meiyun
Running time	137 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The full film

Cast

• Yuan Meiyun as Jia Baoyu (cross-gender acting)
• Zhou Xuan as Lin Daiyu
• Wang Danfeng as Xue Baochai
• Bai Hong as Wang Xifeng
• Ouyang Sha-fei as Hua Xiren

External links

• Dream of the Red Chamber at IMDb
• Dream of the Red Chamber is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Dream of the Red Chamber at the Chinese Movie Database