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Back to 1942

6.720122h 25mNRMovieWarDrama

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,…

DirectorFeng Xiaogang
WriterLiu Zhenyun
ProducersChen Kuofu·Han San Ping

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Feng Xiaogang

ZGZhang Guoli
Zhang Guoli
Fan Dianyuan
XFXu Fan
Xu Fan
Hua Zhi
ZMZhang Mo
Zhang Mo
Shuan Zhu
ZHZhang Hanyu
Zhang Hanyu
An Ximan
CDChen Daoming
Chen Daoming
Jiang Jieshi
ABAdrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Theodore Harold White
TRTim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Bishop Megan
WZWang Ziwen
Wang Ziwen
Xing Xing
FWFan Wei
Fan Wei
Lao Ma
FYFeng Yuanzheng
Feng Yuanzheng
Xia Lu
AYAlec Su You-peng
Alec Su You-peng
Song Ziwen
LXLi Xuejian
Li Xuejian
Li Peiji

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