The Red Detachment of Women

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The Red Detachment of Women

1961

1h 50m

6.6(9 votes)

War

Drama

Overview

Wu Qionghua, a house maid, is abused by a cruel warlord until she joins a troop of women soldiers.

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21 members

Acting

Zhu Xijuan

Wu Qionghua

Acting

王心刚

Hong Changqing

Acting

Xiang Mei

Honglian

Acting

Qiang Chen

Batian Nan

Acting

Wang Li

Company Commander

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Jin Naihua

Division Commander

Acting

Niu Tie

A Gui

Acting

牛犇

Xiao Pang

Acting

Yang Mengchang

Superintendant

Acting

Meiming Zhang

Big Sister

Acting

Shugui Shi

Zhu Dan

Acting

Yifang Jiang

Ying Da

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Acting

Shuying Weng

Die Lao

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Acting

Qi Feng

Si Lao

Acting

Shan Liang

Huang Zhenshan

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Yu Fei

Jinya Da

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Chen Shu

Brigade Commander Chen

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Yu Mingde

Battallion Commander Hu

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朱莎

Young Woman

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Cheng Zhi

Old Army Doctor

Acting

Xue Jinghua

Peasant Girl

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