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Yellow Earth

MOVIE • 1984

Yellow Earth

After tradition… comes revolution.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 61
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Top Cast

Xue Bai

Xue Bai

Cuiqiao

Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi

Gu Qing

—

Tuo Tan

The Father

—

Quiang Liu

Hanhan

Lan Ke

Lan Ke

Novel

Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Director

Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Director of Photography

—

Ziliang Zhang

Screenplay

Zhao Jiping

Zhao Jiping

Original Music Composer

He Qun

He Qun

Art Direction

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Pei Xiaonan

Editor

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Theatrical release date: August 19, 1984

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

August 19, 1984

Runtime

91 min

Language

Chinese

Origin

China

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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