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The Black Cannon Incident
The Black Cannon Incident

The Black Cannon Incident

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A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

02 January 1985

Country

China

Cast

Liu Zifeng

Liu Zifeng

Zhao Shuxin

Gao Ming

Gao Ming

Li Renzhong

Yang Fengliang

Yang Fengliang

Chen Hao-xiang

Yang Yazhou

Yang Yazhou

Feng Liangcai

Wang Yi

Wang Yi

Zhou Yuzhen

Ge Hui

Ge Hui

Wu Kegong

Wang Beilong

Wang Beilong

Wang Hongye

Xie Wei

Xie Wei

Liu Yumei

Zhao Xiuling

Zhao Xiuling

Zhao's Girlfriend

Gerhard Olschewski

Gerhard Olschewski

Hans Schmidt

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