Lady from Chungking
Encyclopedia
The Lady from Chungking is a 1942
American
War film
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released the film on region-1
DVD
on May 31, 2005.
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
American
United States
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War film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
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Synopsis
The film tells the story of an aristocratic Chinese woman leading a group of Chinese fighters against Japan during World War II.Cast
- Anna May WongAnna May WongAnna May Wong was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star...
... Kwan Mei - Harold HuberHarold HuberHarold Huber was an American actor who appeared on film, radio and television.-Early life:Huber was born Harold Joseph Huberman in the Bronx to Joseph Huberman and "Mammie" Glassberg, Jewish immigrants from Imperial Russia, who had arrived in the United States as infants. His father was the...
... General Kaimura - Mae ClarkeMae ClarkeMae Clarke was an American actress most noted for playing Frankenstein's bride, chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and having a grapefruit smashed into her face by James Cagney in The Public Enemy, both released in 1931.-Early life and career:Clarke was born Violet Mary Klotz in...
... Lavara - Rick VallinRick VallinRick Vallin was an actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1938 and 1966.Born Eric Efron in Russia, Vallin came to America while still young. He started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film Freshman Year...
... Rodney Carr - Paul Bryar... Pat O'Roulke
- Ted Hecht... Lieutenant Shimoto
- Ludwig DonathLudwig DonathLudwig Donath , was an Austrian actor who appeared in many American films.-Life:Donath graduated from Vienna's Academy of Dramatic Art and became a prominent actor on the stage in Berlin. When Hitler came to power in 1933, he returned to Vienna and was active there in theater and film and until the...
... Hans Gruber - James B. Leong... Chen
- Archie Got... Mochow
- Walter Soo Hoo... Lu-Chi
Availability
Alpha VideoAlpha Video
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released the film on region-1
DVD region code
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DVD
DVD
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on May 31, 2005.