Back to 1942 (2012)
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
Director: Feng Xiaogang
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Zhang Guoli as Fan Dianyuan |
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Xu Fan as Hua Zhi |
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Zhang Mo as Shuan Zhu |
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Zhang Hanyu as An Ximan |
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Chen Daoming as Jiang Jieshi |
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Adrien Brody as Theodore Harold White |
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Tim Robbins as Bishop Megan |
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Wang Ziwen as Xing Xing |
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Fan Wei as Lao Ma |
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Feng Yuanzheng as Xia Lu |
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Alec Su You-peng as Song Ziwen |
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Li Xuejian as Li Peiji |
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Lü Zhong as Zhang Fang's Mother |
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Qiao Zhenyu as Secretary Han |
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Ke Lan as Song Meiling |
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Li Qian as Master Fan's Daughter-in-Law |
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Zhao Yi as Master Fan's Son |
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Alfred Hsing as Refugee |
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Zhang Shaohua as Xia Lu's Mother |
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Duan Yihong as Chen Bulei |
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Zhang Guoqiang as Guo Jiquao |
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Du Chun as Chiang Kai-shek's Confidential Secretary |
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Tian Xiaojie as Middle-aged Officer |
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Yu Zhen as Jiang Dingwen |
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Miura Kenichi as Takahashi Jirou |
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Takagi Sadahiro as Japanese Soldier |
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Yoneoka Hirosumi as Japanese Cook |
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Zhu Yongteng as Staff Officer |
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Yu Fei as Lao Ma's Sidekick |
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Lin Yongjian as Lao Yue |
| Writing | Liu Zhenyun | Writer |
| Writing | Liu Zhenyun | Novel |
| Production | Chen Kuofu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Han Sanping | Producer |
| Production | Hu Xiaofeng | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Lam Kin-Ngok | Producer |
| Sound | Zhao Jiping | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Feng Xiaogang | Director |
| Production | Song Dai | Producer |
| Production | Yiyang Wang | Producer |
| Production | Wang Zhongjun | Producer |
| Production | Albert Yeung | Producer |
| Camera | Lü Yue | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Timothy Yip Gam-Tim | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wang Rong | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Qian Tiantian | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Chang Hongsong | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Liu Yuting | Sound |
| Art | Haiying Shi | Production Design |
| Sound | Paul Hammond | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Erica Kram | ADR Coordinator |
| Sound | Kun Chen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jiang Wu | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Yongwoo Kim | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Strilen Liu | Compositing Supervisor |
| Crew | Chen Cui | Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Sean Shen | Visual Effects Producer |