Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991)

A testament to the strength of the human spirit.

Drama Romance

In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.

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  • Release Date: 1991-04-26
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Director: Nancy Kelly

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Rosalind Chao

      Lalu / Polly

    • Chris Cooper

      Charlie

    • Michael Paul Chan

      Hong King

    • Dennis Dun

      Jim

    • Will Oldham

      Miles

    • Beth Broderick

      Berthe

    • Kim Chan

      Li Ping

    • Jimmie F. Skaggs

      Jonas

    • David Hayward

      Ohio

    • Chris Evans

      Sailor #2

    • Weili Fan

      Sayan

    • Evan C. Kim

      Shun Lee

    • Freda Foh Shen

      Ah Ling

    • John M. Hosking

      Watkins

    • Mary Matvy

      Françoise

    • George Cheung

      Lung On

    • Saachiko

      Li Ma

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