The Cave of the Silken Web
The Cave of the Silken Web

Movie·1927·0h 59m

The Cave of the Silken Web

Directed By

Dan Duyu

Country

China

Language

No Language

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The Story

Original title: 盘丝洞

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.

Written By

Guan Ji'an

Cinematography

Dan Ganting

Themes

silent film

Production House

Shanghai Film Company
Shanghai Photoplay Company

Audience Score

54%

8 votes

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Timepass38%
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Perfection13%

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Cast

Yin Mingzhu

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

Peizhen Xia

Second spider spirit

Dan Erchun

Sandy

Baoqi Chen

Baoqi Chen

yellow flower Daoist spirit

He Peirong

Tuochen Chen

Wenmei Xia

Yunjie Gu

Tingting Zhou

Zhenzhen Zhou

Qishi Xue

Jianyun Xu

Lingyan Fang

// crew

Crew

Dan Ganting

Director of Photography

Dan Duyu

Dan Duyu

Director

Guan Ji'an

Screenplay

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