Yellow Earth

1984

1h 31m

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A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust…

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Lan Ke(novel by)
Ziliang Zhang(screenplay by)
Chen Kaige(screenplay by)
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Xue Bai
Cuiqiao
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Wang Xueqi
Gu Qing
Tuo Tan
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Directors

Writers

Lan Ke(novel by)
Ziliang Zhang(screenplay by)
Chen Kaige(screenplay by)

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Release date

August 19, 1984 (United States)

Country of origin

China

Language

Mandarin

Production company

Guangxi Film Studio

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