The Soong Sisters (1997)
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"Once upon a time in distant China, there were three sisters. One loved money, one loved power, and one loved her country." So opens this historical, melodramatic chronicle of the influential lives of three daughters from one of pre-Communist China's wealthiest families. Two of the Soong sisters married important figures in 20th-century Chinese history. Soong Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Chinese Republic while her sister May-ling married Sun's successor, the famed Chian Kai-shek. The oldest daughter Ai-ling married industrialist H.H. Kung, a wealthy and powerful man who eventually became Hong Kong's finance minister. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Mabel Cheung
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Soong Sisters
"Once upon a time in distant China, there were three sisters. One loved money, one loved power, and one loved her country." So opens this historical, melodramatic chronicle of the influential lives of three daughters from one of pre-Communist China's wealthiest families. Two of the Soong sisters married important figures in 20th-century Chinese history. Soong Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Chinese Republic while her sister May-ling married Sun's successor, the famed Chian Kai-shek. The oldest daughter Ai-ling married industrialist H.H. Kung, a wealthy and powerful man who eventually became Hong Kong's finance minister. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 145 mins
Complete Cast of The Soong Sisters
- Maggie Cheung - Soong Ching-Ling
- Vivian Wu - Soong May-Ling
- Winston Chao - Sun Yat-Sen
- Wu Hsing-Kuo - Chiang Kai-Shek
- Jiang Wen - Charlie Soong
- Elaine Jin - Madame Soong
- Niu Zhenhua - H.H. Kung
- Michelle Khan - Soong Ai-Ling
- Director(s):
- Mabel Cheung
- Writer(s):
- Alex Law
- Producer(s):
- Raymond Chow
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