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Back to 1942
Back to 1942

Back to 1942

History should never be forgotten.

Genres

WarDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$311

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

01 November 2012

Country

China

Cast

Zhang Guoli

Zhang Guoli

Fan Dianyuan

Xu Fan

Xu Fan

Hua Zhi

Zhang Mo

Zhang Mo

Shuan Zhu

Zhang Hanyu

Zhang Hanyu

An Ximan

Chen Daoming

Chen Daoming

Jiang Jieshi

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Theodore Harold White

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Bishop Megan

Wang Ziwen

Wang Ziwen

Xing Xing

Fan Wei

Fan Wei

Lao Ma

Feng Yuanzheng

Feng Yuanzheng

Xia Lu

Alec Su

Alec Su

Song Ziwen

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Li Peiji

Lü Zhong

Lü Zhong

Zhang Fang's Mother

Qiao Zhenyu

Qiao Zhenyu

Secretary Han

Ke Lan

Ke Lan

Song Meiling

Li Qian

Li Qian

Master Fan's Daughter-in-Law

Zhao Yi

Zhao Yi

Master Fan's Son

Alfred Hsing

Alfred Hsing

Refugee

Shaohua Zhang

Shaohua Zhang

Xia Lu's Mother

Duan Yihong

Duan Yihong

Chen Bulei

Zhang Guoqiang

Zhang Guoqiang

Guo Jiquao

Du Chun

Du Chun

Chiang Kai-shek's Confidential Secretary

Tian Xiaojie

Tian Xiaojie

Middle-aged Officer

Yu Zhen

Yu Zhen

Jiang Dingwen

Miura Kenichi

Miura Kenichi

Takahashi Jirou

Takagi Sadahiro

Takagi Sadahiro

Japanese Soldier

Yoneoka Hirosumi

Yoneoka Hirosumi

Japanese Cook

Zhu Yongteng

Zhu Yongteng

Staff Officer

Yu Fei

Yu Fei

Lao Ma's Sidekick

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