The White-Haired Girl (1951)

6.2/10 111 min Drama Music History

Overview

Yang Bailao, a tenant farmer, lives with his daughter Xi'er. The despotic landlord, Huang Shiren, attempts to forcibly take Xi'er for himself. On the eve of the Chinese Spring Festival, Huang forces Yang to sell his daughter as repayment of the debt Yang owes him.

Cast

Tian Hua

喜儿

Baiwan Li

大春

Chen Qiang

黄世仁

Shouwei Zhang

杨白劳

Peng Hu

王大婶

Renlin Li

穆仁智

Ying Zhang

大锁

Feng Wang

虎子

Sun Fengqin

小丫头

Ping Gao

老头

Yan Zhang

老五叔

Dezhang Bai

Fengxia Du

Ge Cunzhuang

Xingjia Qi

Xiaowen Sun

Chunying Wang

Bike Wu

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