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Feature film — 2012

Back to 1942 (2012)

6.72h 25mWar — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 88 votes.

JCE Movies / Chongoing Film Group / Bon Voyage Film Studio / Shanghai Media Group 上海文化广播影视集团 (SMG) / Zhejiang Film & Television / Hunan Broadcasting System / Anhui Broadcasting Corp. / Beijing TV Station / Huayi Brothers Pictures / Sil-Metropole Organisation / Media Asia Film Production / China Film Group Corporation

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Director: Feng Xiaogang

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Cast & crew

Zhang Guoli as Fan Dianyuan

Zhang Guoli

Fan Dianyuan

Xu Fan as Hua Zhi

Xu Fan

Hua Zhi

Zhang Mo as Shuan Zhu

Zhang Mo

Shuan Zhu

Zhang Hanyu as An Ximan

Zhang Hanyu

An Ximan

Chen Daoming as Jiang Jieshi

Chen Daoming

Jiang Jieshi

Adrien Brody as Theodore Harold White

Adrien Brody

Theodore Harold White

Tim Robbins as Bishop Megan

Tim Robbins

Bishop Megan

Wang Ziwen as Xing Xing

Wang Ziwen

Xing Xing

Fan Wei as Lao Ma

Fan Wei

Lao Ma

Feng Yuanzheng as Xia Lu

Feng Yuanzheng

Xia Lu

Alec Su You-peng as Song Ziwen

Alec Su You-peng

Song Ziwen

Li Xuejian as Li Peiji

Li Xuejian

Li Peiji

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