Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery
火燒紅蓮寺
Synopsis
After being defeated in a fight by a local gang, local official Lu Fengyang sends his weak and sickly son Lu Xiaoqing to study with a master of the Kunlun school of martial arts. Recovered and strong, he comes upon the Red Lotus Temple, and puts up there for the night. Unable to sleep, he begins looking around the palatial temple, and discovers a room decorated with many images of Buddhist demons, and an altar to worship them... Purposely destroyed serial film whose 19 full length chapters (averaging 86 minutes each) originally ran 27 hours in length.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shichuan Zhang
- Screenplay & Story
- Zheng Zhengqiu, Shichuan Zhang, Xiang Kairan
- Original Title
- 火燒紅蓮寺
- Country of Origin
- China
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Production Studios
- Star Film Company, Mingxing Film Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shichuan Zhang
Zheng Zhengqiu, Shichuan Zhang, Xiang Kairan
Keyi Dong
Department Leadership Roster
Zheng Zhengqiu
Writer
Shichuan Zhang
Writer
Keyi Dong
Director of Photography
Shichuan Zhang
Director
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What is Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery about?
After being defeated in a fight by a local gang, local official Lu Fengyang sends his weak and sickly son Lu Xiaoqing to study with a master of the Kunlun school of martial arts. Recovered and strong, he comes upon the Red Lotus Temple, and puts up there for the night. Unable to sleep, he begins looking around the palatial temple, and discovers a room decorated with many images of Buddhist demons, and an altar to worship them... Purposely destroyed serial film whose 19 full length chapters (averaging 86 minutes each) originally ran 27 hours in length.
Who directed Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery?
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery was directed by Shichuan Zhang.
Who stars in Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery?
The principal cast of Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery includes Xiaoqiu Zheng, Peizhen Xia, Jie Tang, Xianzhai Wang, Butterfly Wu.
When was Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery released and how long is it?
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery was released in 1928 with a total runtime of 1h 26m.
Is Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery based on a book or true story?
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Xiang Kairan".