Back to 1942 (2012)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $311.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 9.925 |
Directed By
Feng Xiaogang
Crew
Liu Zhenyun
Han Sanping
Kuo-Fu Chen
Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
Zhao Jiping
Xiaofeng Hu
Feng Xiaogang
Liu Zhenyun
Albert Yeung
Dai Song
Timothy Yip Gam-Tim
Lü Yue
Tiantian Qian
Wang Rong
Chang Hongsong
Yiyang Wang
Wang Zhongjun
Liu Yuting
Haiying Shi
Yongwoo Kim
Jiang Wu
Sean Shen
Paul Hammond
Strilen Liu
Erica Kram
Kun Chen
Chen Cui
TOP CAST
Zhang Guoli
Fan Dianyuan
Xu Fan
Hua Zhi
Zhang Mo
Shuan Zhu
Zhang Hanyu
An Ximan
Chen Daoming
Jiang Jieshi
Adrien Brody
Theodore Harold White
Tim Robbins
Bishop Megan
Wang Ziwen
Xing Xing
Fan Wei
Lao Ma
Feng Yuanzheng
Xia Lu
Alec Su
Song Ziwen
Li Xuejian
Li Peiji
Lü Zhong
Zhang Fang's Mother
Qiao Zhenyu
Secretary Han
Ke Lan
Song Meiling
Li Qian
Master Fan's Daughter-in-Law
Zhao Yi
Master Fan's Son
Alfred Hsing
Refugee
Shaohua Zhang
Xia Lu's Mother
Duan Yihong
Chen Bulei
Zhang Guoqiang
Guo Jiquao
Du Chun
Chiang Kai-shek's Confidential Secretary
Tian Xiaojie
Middle-aged Officer
Yu Zhen
Jiang Dingwen
Miura Kenichi
Takahashi Jirou
Takagi Sadahiro
Japanese Soldier
Yoneoka Hirosumi
Japanese Cook
Yu Fei
Lao Ma's Sidekick
Zhu Yongteng
Staff Officer
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