Film

Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy

1970 · 2h 9m · History · Adventure · War

IMDb

6.2

Taking Tiger Mountain was the very first model film produced during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Set during the civil war in 1946, it follows a detachment of the People's Liberation Army in Mandchuria as they are fighting a group of bandits hiding in the mountains. Based on a novel from the 50s, Taking Tiger Mountain was first a revolutionary opera before being made into film by director Xie Tieli.

Tong Xiangling

Yang Zirong

Shen Jinbo

Leader

Shi Zhenquan

Li, Yungchi

Qi Shufang

Chang, Bao

Zhang Youfu

Hunter Chang

Wang Mengyun

Mother Li

He Yonghua

Zuo Shandiao

Sun Zhengyang

Luan Ping

• Xie TieliDirector
• Bo QuNovel
• Qian JiangDirector of Photography
• Zhang XinhaiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 3, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

History, Adventure, War, Music, Drama