The Cave of the Silken Web (1927 film)
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| Directed by | Dan Duyu |
| Screenplay by | Guan Ji'an[1] |
| Based on | Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en |
| Starring | Yin Mingzhu |
| Cinematography | Dan Ganting[1] |
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60 min[2] |
| Language | Silent |
The Cave of the Silken Web (盘丝洞, Pan Si Dong) aka. Journey to the West - the Spiders Cave (西游记-盘丝洞) aka. Spiders is a 1927 Chinese film directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu as the first spider spirit.[1] It is based on an episode of the shenmo fantasy novel Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty.
The ten-reel silent film was produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company.[1]
Contents
Cast
- Yin Mingzhu as first spider spirit[1]
- He Rongzhu as man in white
- Jiang Meikang as Xuanzang
- Zhou Hongquan as Zhu Bajie
- Dan Erchun as Sha Wujing
- Xia Peizhen as second spider spirit
- Chen Baoqi as Yellow Flower Daoist spirit
- Wu Wenchao as Sun Wukong
- Zhan Jiali as Sha Heshang
Sequel
The film was followed by a sequel in 1930: The Cave of the Silken Web II (续盘丝洞, Xu Pan Si Dong) aka. Spiders II, also directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu.[3]
It was thought to be a lost film, until 2013, when an original copy of The Cave of the Silken Web was discovered in the archives of the National Library in Mo i Rana, Norway.[4][5] The film was presented at the Films from the South 2013 festival in Oslo.[2] The sequel is believed to be a lost film.[6]
See also
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Pan si dong at IMDb
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