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Center Stage

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Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1991-11-29

Runtime: 155 mins

Director: Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang

Writer: Chiu Kang-Chien

Spoken language: 广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Center Stage

Production Companies: Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films, Golden Harvest Productions

Production Countries: Hong Kong

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