Spring Silkworms (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Ch?ncán) is a 1933 silent film from China. It was directed by Cheng Bugao and was adapted by Cai Chusheng and Xia Yan from the novella of the same name by Chinese author Mao Dun.
Spring Silkworms | |
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Directed by | Cheng Bugao |
Written by | Cai Chusheng Xia Yan Short story: Mao Dun |
Starring | Xiao Ying Yan Yuexian Ai Xia |
Cinematography | Wang Shizhen |
Production company | Mingxing Film Company |
Release date | 1933 |
Running time | 96 min. (at 25 frames per second) |
Country | China |
Language | Silent with Chinese intertitles |
The film stars Xiao Ying, Yan Yuexian, Gong Jianong, Gao Qianping and Ai Xia and was produced by the Mingxing Film Company.
Today the film is considered one of the earliest films of the leftist movement in 1930s Shanghai.