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Thousand Pieces of Gold
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Thousand Pieces of Gold 1991 Directed by Nancy Kelly

A testament to the strength of the human spirit.

In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her, China Polly, and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages Cantonese , English , Mandarin
Gneres Drama , Romance , Western
Release Date 26 April 1991
105 mins
Cast
Beth Broderick
Beth Broderick Berthe
Michael Paul Chan
Michael Paul Chan Hong King
Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao Lalu / Polly
Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper Charlie
Dennis Dun
Dennis Dun Jim
Will Oldham
Will Oldham Miles
Kim Chan
Kim Chan Li Ping
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Jimmie F. Skaggs Jonas
David Hayward
David Hayward Ohio
Chris Evans
Chris Evans Sailor #2
Weili Fan
Weili Fan Sayan
Evan C. Kim
Evan C. Kim Shun Lee
Freda Foh Shen
Freda Foh Shen Ah Ling
John M. Hosking
John M. Hosking Watkins
Mary Matvy
Mary Matvy Françoise
George Cheung
George Cheung Lung On
Saachiko
Saachiko Li Ma
Crew
Director
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
Writer
Anne Makepeace
Anne Makepeace
Producers
Kenji Yamamoto
Kenji Yamamoto
Sarah Green
Sarah Green
Executive Producers
John Shum Kin-Fun
John Shum Kin-Fun
Lindsay Law
Lindsay Law
Sidney Kantor
Sidney Kantor
Cinematography
Bobby Bukowski
Bobby Bukowski
Editor
Kenji Yamamoto
Kenji Yamamoto
Production Design
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
Sound
Judy Karp
Judy Karp
Original Writer
Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Casting
Lora Kennedy
Lora Kennedy
Assistant Director
Gregory Jacobs
Gregory Jacobs