Dragon Beard Ditch(1952)
Movie: Dragon Beard Ditch
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sai-Qing Cheng
Ding Si's wife
Si Ding
Cheng's wife
Oldman Zhao
Aunt Wang
Niu-Zi Xiao
Ga-Zi Er
District chief
Judge Pai
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Release Date
1952-01-01
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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