The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

02/02/1927 (CN) • 59m

Adventure, Fantasy

Overview

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

Top Billed Cast

Yin Mingzhu

The Spider Queen

Ng Man-Chiu

Wukong, the monkey

Jiang Meikang

Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

Zhou Hongquan

Zhu Wuneng, the pig

Zhan Jiali

Sha Wujing, the shark

Rongzhu He

The Man in White

Peizhen Xia

Second spider spirit

Baoqi Chen

yellow flower Daoist spirit


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

silent film

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