Film
Yellow Earth
1984 · 1h 31m · Drama · Music · History
After tradition… comes revolution.
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Overview
A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.
Cast
Crew
- Chen KaigeDirector · Screenplay
- Ziliang ZhangScreenplay
- Lan KeNovel
- Zhang YimouDirector of Photography
- Zhao JipingOriginal Music Composer
- Pei XiaonanEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 19, 1984
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, History
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