---
title: 'Farewell My Concubine (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chen Kaige'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 171
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/farewell-my-concubine-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106332/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Farewell My Concubine (1993)

1993 · R · 171 min · Drama, Romance, History · People's Republic of China

Original title: 霸王別姬

## Synopsis

Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 epic historical drama film, directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi. Based on the novel of the same name by Lilian Lee, the film is set in unstable 20th-century China, from the early formations of the Republic of China, to the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. The film describes the troubled relationships between Peking opera actors Cheng Dieyi, Duan Xiaolou, and Xiaolou's wife Gong Juxian, and their interactions with Chinese politics and society.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chen Kaige](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-kaige)
- **Screenplay:** [Lilian Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilian-lee), [Lu Wei](https://cinepixo.com/people/lu-wei)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zhao Jiping](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-jiping)
- **Producer:** [Hsu Feng](https://cinepixo.com/people/hsu-feng)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gu Changwei](https://cinepixo.com/people/gu-changwei)
- **Editor:** [Pei Xiaonan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pei-xiaonan)

## Cast

- [Ying Da](https://cinepixo.com/people/ying-da) as 那坤
- [Leslie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-cheung) as 程蝶衣
- [Zhang Fengyi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-fengyi) as 段小楼
- [Ge You](https://cinepixo.com/people/ge-you) as 袁世卿
- [Jiang Wenli](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiang-wenli) as 小豆子生母
- [David Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wu-2)
- [Gong Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/gong-li) as 菊仙

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