Family
Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.
Release Date
April 1, 1957Runtime
111 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Chen Xihe, Ye MingScreenplay by
Chen XiheLanguage
ChineseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Wei Heling
Eldest Master GaoJiang Rui
Master GaoCheng Zhi
Gao, Kean (Fourth Young Master)Dai Yun
Mrs. Zhou (Fourth Wife)Ma Ji
Mrs. Shen (Fifth Wife)Zhang Fei
Gao Juemin (Second Young Master)Daolin Sun
Gao Juexin (First Young Master)Ruifang Zhang
Li Ruiyu (Elder Daughter-in-law)Xuan Jinglin
Aunt ZhangXuepeng Fan
Aunt Qian (as Xueming Fan)Wang Danfeng
MingfengXie Yibing
Sister-in-law ZhangFu Huizhen
Concubine ChenHan Tao
Gao Keming (Third Elder Master)Hua Yang
Gao Keding (Fifth Elder Master)Di Fan
Mrs. Wang (Fourth Wife)Hui Zhang
Gao Juehui (Third Young Master)Hu Xiaohan
Gao Shuhua (Third Young Mistress)Wang Yi
Zhang YunhuaHuang Zongying
Qian MeifenWei Wang
The beautiful childYu Mingde
Yuan ChengMin Zheng
Feng DongshanZhu Sha
MondayZhang Ziniang
Huang Cunren