Third Sister Liu (1960)

ALL 01/01/1960 (zh) Music, Drama 117 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1960
  • Production
    Changchun Film Studio
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    刘三姐
  • Original language
    zh
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people; the largest of the minority groups in China. It’s based on the legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie (literally meaning “third sister of Liu family”). Across generations, the story has become an oral tradition amongst these people and similar characters have even been found to exist in other minority cultures. According to legend, Liu Sanjie had the gift of a beautiful singing voice from a very early age. So beautiful was her voice, she could quell anger and raise the spirits of the people around her. The story became famous around China when the movie Liu Sanjie was released in 1960 – a rare musical production in Chinese cinema.

  1. Li Su

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Wang Daru

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Wanqiu Huang

    Third Sister Liu

  2. Zong-xue Xia

    Landlord

  3. Ju-ke Zhang

    Fisherman

  4. Zhang Wenjun

    Sister Zhou

  5. Liu Shilong

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Casts : 5 , Crews : 9

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Third Sister Liu (1960) 117 Min

ALL 01/01/1960 (zh)
Music, Drama
  • Release 01/01/1960
  • Production
    Changchun Film Studio
  • Original title 刘三姐
  • zh
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people; the largest of the minority groups in China. It’s based on the legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie (literally meaning “third sister of Liu family”). Across generations, the story has become an oral tradition amongst these people and similar characters have even been found to exist in other minority cultures. According to legend, Liu Sanjie had the gift of a beautiful singing voice from a very early age. So beautiful was her voice, she could quell anger and raise the spirits of the people around her. The story became famous around China when the movie Liu Sanjie was released in 1960 – a rare musical production in Chinese cinema.

  1. Li Su

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Wang Daru

    Editor

  4. Producer