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title: 'The Red Detachment of Women (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pan Wenzhan'
released: '1970-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-red-detachment-of-women-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407876/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Red Detachment of Women (1970)

1970 · Music · People's Republic of China

Original title: 红色娘子军

## Synopsis

The Red Detachment of Women is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name – which itself was a version of director Xie Jin's original 1961 film. The style is called 'yangbanxi'. It is one of eight approved revolutionary model dramas made during the Cultural Revolution. The film was screened at the 32nd Venice International Film Festival, marking the first time a Chinese film was presented at Venice. A Beijing Opera version was filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pan Wenzhan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pan-wenzhan)

## Cast

- [Xue Jinghua](https://cinepixo.com/people/xue-jinghua)

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