Film
Yellow Earth
1984· 1h 31m· Drama· History· Music
“After tradition… comes revolution.”
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.
1984-08-19
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorChen Kaige
ScreenplayChen Kaige
Director of PhotographyZhang Yimou
Original Music ComposerZhao Jiping
EditorPei Xiaonan
Full cast & crew (4 cast · 8 crew)
Details
Released1984-08-19
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased
StudiosGuangxi Film Studio
LanguagesMandarin
CountriesChina
Rating7.2/10 · 61 votes
Original languagezh
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