The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple

The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple

Infobox Film
name = The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple
director = Zhang Shichuan
producer = Mingxing Film Company
writer = Zheng Zhengqiu
Shang K'ai-jan
released = 1928-1931
runtime = 1,620 min
country = flagicon|China China
language = Chinese
imdb_id = 0165127

"The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" (zh-cp|c=火燒紅蓮寺|p=Huo shao hong lian si) is a Chinese silent film serial directed by Zhang Shichuan. The film, adapted from the novel "The Tale of the Extraordinary Swordsman", focuses on the rescue of a commander held captive in a temple full of traps.

"'Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" is the third longest film ever produced and the longest major release, running 27 hours in total. The Mingxing Film Company production was released in 18 feature-length parts between 1928 and 1931.


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