
Synopsis & Context
Based on the classic Chinese play Romance of the Western Chamber, Way Down West follows the love story between a poor scholar and wealthy woman. Unable to marry due to their social status, this changes when a bandit attacks the monastery they are staying at demanding the woman's hand. Desperate, her mother promises her hand to whomever manages to defeat the bandit.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 西厢记
- Release
- September 8, 1927
- Screen Time
- 59min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Hou Yao
- Original Language
- Chinese
- Country of Origin
- China
- Production Status
- Released
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