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Family 1957 Directed by Ye Ming , Chen Xihe

Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.

Country China
Production Country China
Language Mandarin
Spoken Language Mandarin
Gnere Drama
Production Companies Shanghai Film Studio , Ningxia Film Studio
Release Date 1 April 1957
111 mins
Cast
Wei Heling Eldest Master Gao
Jiang Rui Master Gao
Cheng Zhi Gao, Kean (Fourth Young Master)
Dai Yun Mrs. Zhou (Fourth Wife)
Ma Ji Mrs. Shen (Fifth Wife)
Zhang Fei Gao Juemin (Second Young Master)
Daolin Sun Gao Juexin (First Young Master)
Ruifang Zhang Li Ruiyu (Elder Daughter-in-law)
Xuan Jinglin Aunt Zhang
Xuepeng Fan Aunt Qian (as Xueming Fan)
Wang Danfeng Mingfeng
Xie Yibing Sister-in-law Zhang
Fu Huizhen Concubine Chen
Han Tao Gao Keming (Third Elder Master)
Hua Yang Gao Keding (Fifth Elder Master)
Di Fan Mrs. Wang (Fourth Wife)
Hui Zhang Gao Juehui (Third Young Master)
Hu Xiaohan Gao Shuhua (Third Young Mistress)
Wang Yi Zhang Yunhua
Huang Zongying Qian Meifen
Wei Wang The beautiful child
Yu Mingde Yuan Cheng
Min Zheng Feng Dongshan
Zhu Sha Monday
Zhang Ziniang Huang Cunren
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