Azalea Mountain(1974)
Toward the end of the Cultural Revolution, the ballet Red Detachment of Women was adapted to a Beijing opera.
Movie: Azalea Mountain
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温其久
毒蛇胆
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Toward the end of the Cultural Revolution, the ballet Red Detachment of Women was adapted to a Beijing opera.
Release Date
1974-01-01
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