Yellow Earth (1984)
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.
Director:
Chen Kaige
Writers:
Ziliang Zhang, Chen Kaige.
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Xue Bai as Cuiqiao |
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Wang Xueqi as Gu Qing |
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Tuo Tan as The Father |
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Quiang Liu as Hanhan |
| Writing | Lan Ke | Novel |
| Directing | Chen Kaige | Director |
| Camera | Zhang Yimou | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ziliang Zhang | Screenplay |
| Writing | Chen Kaige | Screenplay |
| Sound | Zhao Jiping | Original Music Composer |
| Art | He Qun | Art Direction |
| Editing | Pei Xiaonan | Editor |