1994

2h 13m

8.1(333 votes)

Drama

Romance

War

Overview

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

葛优

Xu Fugui

Acting

巩俐

Xu Jiazhen

Acting

Ben Niu

Town Chief

Acting

郭涛

Chunsheng

Acting

姜武

Wan Erxi

Acting

倪大红

Long'er

Acting

Liu Tianchi

Xu Fengxia

Acting

Zhang Lu

Young Fengxia

Acting

Dong Fei

Xu Youqing

Acting

Huang Zongluo

Fugui's Dad

Acting

Liu Yanjin

Fugui's Mom

Acting

Li Lianyi

Sgt. Lao Quan

Acting

苏岩

Obstetric Nurse

Acting

趙毓秀

Physician Wang

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Acting

肖婕

Young Fengxia

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Acting

张康

Mantou

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Dong Li-Fan

Unknown Role

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