Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990)
A testament to the strength of the human spirit.
105 min
In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her, China Polly, and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.
- Release date
- April 30, 1990
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Gary Malkin
Cast
- Rosalind Chao as Lalu
- Rosalind Chao as Polly
- Chris Cooper as Charlie Bemis
- Michael Paul Chan as Hong King
- Dennis Dun as Jim
- Jimmie F. Skaggs as Jonas
- Will Oldham as Miles
- David Hayward as Ohio
- Beth Broderick as Berthe
- Kim Chan as Li Ping
- Chris Evans as Sailor #2
Crew
- Nancy Kelly · Director
- Ruthanne Lum McCunn · Writer
- Anne Makepeace · Writer
- Nancy Kelly · Producer
- Kenji Yamamoto · Producer
- Gary Malkin · Composer
- Bobby Bukowski · Cinematographer
- Kenji Yamamoto · Editor
- Lora Kennedy · Casting director
- Dan Bishop · Production designer