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Thousand Pieces of Gold

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Original title

Year

1991

Running time

105 min.

Country

United States

Director

Nancy Kelly

Screenwriter

Anne Makepeace. Novel: Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Cast

Music

Gary Malkin

Cinematography

Bobby Bukowski

Producer

Co-production United States-United Kingdom;

American Playhouse, Film4 Productions, Filmcat, Maverick Picture Company. Distributor: Greycat Films, PBS, Facets Multimedia Distribution

Genre

Romance

Synopsis

In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons

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Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991

Nancy Kelly