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95 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr Β· trivia#01
Two Stars in the Milky Way
1931 1h 40m XX
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Synopsis
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This is a silent film from China made in 1931. It is about two leads in a film, Yan (Raymond King) and Ying (Violet Wong). They meet after hearing Ying sing while another movie is being shot. You, of course, don't get to hear the song, but it catches people's attention. Once they meet and work together, they fall in love. Is it forever?
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Zhanfei Gao
Li Lili
Violet Wong
Juanjuan Ye
Chen Yanyan
Jin Yan
Wong Chi-Lung
Renmei Wang
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shi Dongshan
- Writers
- Zhu Shilin, Henshui Zhang
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- China
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The take
Shi Dongshan directs. Ke Zhou behind the camera. Produced in China. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 195 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Shi Dongshan, shot by Ke Zhou. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Zhanfei Gao and Li Lili and Violet Wong carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0122805 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ke Zhou
- Runtime
- 100 min Β· 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- XX
Also by
Shi Dongshan
Key crew
- ProducerMing-Yau Lo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- silent film
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-03-14
Also known as
International titles
- Song of the FishermenUS
- Yinhe shuangxingCN
- An Actor and an ActressUS
- ιΆζ±εζCN
