The Dream of Red Mansions (simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; pinyin: Hónglóumèng) is a 1927 silent film adaptation of the novel by Cao Xueqin. It was directed by Ren Pengnian and Yu Boyan. It stars comedy actor Zhou Kongkong as Grandmother Jia.
The film is told from Grandmother Jia's perspective, and uses the "all just a dream" trope. It was cut into two parts, with a duration of roughly four hours. It is one of the earliest known film adaptations of the novel.
Cast
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Zhou Kongkong as Grandmother Jia (cross-gender acting)
Lu Jianfen as Jia Baoyu (cross-gender acting)
Lu Jianfang as Lin Daiyu
Wang Yiyi as Xue Baochai
Yuan Yijun as Madam Wang
Yi Banqian as Madam Jia
Yi Yinqiao as Jia Zheng
Wen Yimin as Jia Lian