People of the Grasslands (1953)
The People on the Grassland is one of the earliest “minority nationality films” produced in the PRC. It features Mongolian herders who serve the people in the struggle against the forces of the KMT. The film was released in China in 1953 and became particularly well-known for its songs and theme-music.
Director: Xu Tao
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Rina Ma as Sa Ren Ge Wa |
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En Hesen as Bu Sang |
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Xiaofei Sun as |
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Lu Ma as Security bureau chief |
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Yu Daiqin as Ma's mother |
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Juguang Zhang as Shouqing Lu |
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Wande Zhao as Ganbu Qi |
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An Qi as Ma Yu Suo Na |
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Lu Chao as Yishu Bai |
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Er Changlin as Village head |
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Hai Shu as Lu Bao |
| Sound | Fu Tong | Music |
| Sound | Yi Xiang | Music |
| Directing | Zhu Wenshun | Assistant Director |
| Art | Tao Wang | Art Direction |
| Camera | Hiroshi Fukushima | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mulin Da | Writer |
| Camera | Chunquan Wang | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mo Hai | Writer |
| Editing | Wenjin Jia | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zepu Bi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Guanghui Li | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jianghai Wu | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Xu Tao | Director |