The Black Cannon Incident

The Black Cannon Incident

The Black Cannon Incident

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The Black Cannon Incident

"I'm done with chess. For good."

1985

1h 39m

7.6(27 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Liu Zifeng

Liu Zifeng

Zhao Shuxin

Gao Ming

Gao Ming

Li Renzhong

Yang Fengliang

Yang Fengliang

Chen Hao-xiang

Yang Yazhou

Feng Liangcai

Wang Yi

Wang Yi

Zhou Yuzhen

Ge Hui

Wu Kegong

Wang Beilong

Wang Hongye

Xie Wei

Xie Wei

Liu Yumei

Zhao Xiuling

Zhao's Girlfriend

Gerhard Olschewski

Gerhard Olschewski

Hans Schmidt

Creative team

Directed by: Huang Jianxin
Written by: Zhang Xianliang
Produced by: Wu Tianming

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