- Country: UK, USA
- Genres: Romance, Western
- Release: 1991-11-01
- Director: Nancy Kelly
- Writers: Ruthanne Lum McCunn , Anne Makepeace
- Language: English
- Stars: Rosalind Chao , Rosalind Chao , Chris Cooper (I) , Michael Paul Chan , Dennis Dun , Jimmie F. Skaggs , Will Oldham , David Hayward (II) , Beth Broderick , Kim Chan (I) (1917–2008) , Chris Evans
- Runtime: 105 min
- Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
- AKA: Thousand Pieces of Gold , Thousand Pieces of Gold (United States of America) , Desafiando o Destino (Brazil) , Thousand Pieces of Gold (Canada) , Тысячи слитков золота , Dyrare än guld (Sweden) , American Playhouse: Thousand Pieces of Gold (United States of America) , Mil monedas de oro (Spain) , Thousand Pieces of Gold (Germany) , Thousand Pieces of Gold (United Kingdom) , Thousand Pieces of Gold (France, French Republic)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0100774
Thousand Pieces of Gold Cast · · · ALL
Nancy Kelly
Director
Rosalind Chao
Lalu / Polly
Chris Cooper
(I)
Charlie
Michael Paul Chan
Hong King
Dennis Dun
Jim
Will Oldham
Miles
Beth Broderick
Berthe
Kim Chan
(I)
(1917–2008)
Li Ping
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Jonas
David Hayward
(II)
Ohio
Evan C. Kim
Shun Lee
Freda Foh Shen
Ah Ling
George Cheung
Lung On
Saachiko
Li Ma