The Dream of the Red Chamber (1977 film)
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| Chinese | 金玉良缘红楼梦 |
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| Directed by | Li Han-Hsiang |
| Based on | Dream of the Red Chamber (novel) |
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw Mona Fong |
| Starring | Brigitte Lin Sylvia Chang Michelle Yim Ouyang Sha-fei Yueh Hua Lai Wang Deborah Dik |
| Cinematography | Lin Chao |
| Music by | Wang Fu-ling |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Traditional Chinese: 金玉良緣紅樓夢; Simplified Chinese: 金玉良缘红楼梦) is a 1977 film adaptation of the 18th-Century Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin with the same name. It stars Brigitte Lin as protagonist Jia Baoyu, and Sylvia Chang as his cousin Lin Daiyu. The film is told in the style of Huangmei Opera, and follows the style's tradition of cross-gender acting, where a female actor portrays a male character. This is the second adaptation of the novel from the Shaw Brothers, the first being Dream of the Red Chamber (1963) starring Betty Loh Ti.
The film was nominated for two categories at the 15th Golden Horse Awards, and won Best Art Direction.