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| The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple |
| Directed by |
Zhang Shichuan |
| Produced by |
Mingxing Film Company |
| Written by |
Zheng Zhengqiu
Shang K'ai-jan |
| Release date(s) |
1928-1931 |
| Running time |
1,620 min |
| Country |
 China |
| Language |
Chinese |
| IMDb profile |
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (Chinese: 火燒紅蓮寺; pinyin: 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.
