Product Details

• Actors: Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Michael Paul Chan, Dennis Dun, Jimmie F. Skaggs
• Directors: Nancy Kelly
• Writers: Anne Makepeace, Ruthanne Lum McCunn
• Producers: Nancy Kelly, John Sham, Kenji Yamamoto, Lindsay Law, Rachel Lyon
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Plaza Entertainment,
• VHS Release Date: April 13, 1999
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305110247
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,657 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Film About Chinese In The Old West, January 4, 2000

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Ben Jordan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thousand Pieces of Gold [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A true story about Lalu, sold by her father to become a wife/slave in 19th Century America, during the time of the Gold Rush. Sold to a rich Chinese prospector in an Idaho mining town, she quickly learns the harsh realities of the `Old West'. A superbly-filmed tale, with the extremely capable Rosalind Chao as the strong Lalu, who learns that real friends don't come from obvious sources.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Western with a Chinese twist, March 7, 2006

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Gerard D. Launay (Berkeley, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thousand Pieces of Gold [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When this movie came out in 1991, I thought it should get the Oscar for best picture...but of course that would be unlikely for an independent film. Rosalind Chao is magnificent as a
woman who is literally sold to be a slave-wife who manages to escape this common fate because a white man falls in love with her and wins her in a gamble. For those who liked "The Joy Luck Club" or "Eat a Bowl of Tea", this is a good bet.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully made film on the Chinese migration to U.S., April 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Thousand Pieces of Gold [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I thought this was a well made and thoughtful film on the true experience of a Chinese woman sold by her father to be a slave/wife in America. As Chinese Mary, Rosalind Chao was a wonder.