The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars 1959

5.00

China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.

1959

Ashima

Ashima 1964

6.70

Ashima is a brave and beautiful girl of the Sani people, beloved by all. One day as she is down at the lake to fetch water, she hears the sound of a shepherd's flute coming from the hills across the lake. She replies in song.

1964

Doctor Bethune

Doctor Bethune 1965

1

Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune assists the Communists during the anti-Japanese struggle.

1965

Li Shuangshuang

Li Shuangshuang 1962

1

In this delightful comedy, a cheerful farmer's wife (post-Revolution superstar Zhang Ruifang) in a village commune puts her marriage in jeopardy when she takes her cadre spirit a little too far.

1962

Secret Post in Canton

Secret Post in Canton 1957

7.00

A special agent of frontier force in Canton tries to find a spy called aunt Mei.

1957

Soul of the Sea

Soul of the Sea 1958

1

The sailors on a Kuomintang warship revolt, arrest their officers and defect to the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

1958