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Street Angel is a film of genre Drama directed by Yuan Muzhi with Zhou Xuan
Street Angel (1937)
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Add to a movie listStreet Angel () is a Chinese film released in 1937. The film was directed by Yuan Muzhi and stars the popular singer Zhou Xuan.
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The film deals with two sisters, Xiao Hong (Zhou Xuan) and Xiao Yun (Zhao Huishen) who have fled from the war in Northeast China to Shanghai, where they are living under the brutal thumb of their adoptive parents. Xiao Yun has already been forced into prostitution while her sister serves as a teahouse singer. Soon the sisters realize that the adoptive parents have decided to sell Xiao Hong to a wealthy patron, whereupon they seek the aid of their neighbors, a street musician, Xiao Chen (Zhao Dan), and his misfit friends.Actors
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Genres Drama
Themes Political films
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Rating56%
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Themes Political films
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, 1h50Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Zhao Dan, Wu Yin
Rating66%
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, 2h32Directed by Bu Wancang
Genres Drama
Actors Ruan Lingyu, Jin Yan
Rating71%
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Directed by Huang Zuolin
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
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Rating70%