Lady from Chungking

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Lady from Chungking
The Lady from Chungking.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by William Nigh [1]
Written by Milton Raison
Sam Robins
Produced byArthur Alexander
Alfred Stern
Starring Anna May Wong
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Charles Henkel Jr.
Music by Lee Zahler
Distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • December 21, 1942 (1942-12-21)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lady from Chungking is a 1942 American war film.

Plot

In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots who are currently in the custody of the Japanese. The rescue mission takes on even more importance with the arrival of a Japanese general, which signals a major offensive taking place in the area.

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Cast

Home media

Alpha Video released the film on region-1 DVD on May 31, 2005. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Lady from Chungking (1942) at IMDb OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Lady from Chungking". www.oldies.com/. Retrieved 2008-05-25.


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