New Heroes and Heroines (1951)
新儿女英雄传
During the early War of Resistance Against Japan in Baiyangdian, Hebei, the Yanling Squad, led by Communist Party member Hei Lao Cai, conducted effective guerrilla warfare. Yang Xiaomei, fleeing abuse from her husband Zhang Jinlong, joined the squad and developed feelings for farmer Niu Dashi. Zhang Jinlong, unable to change, defected to the Japanese. As Japanese sweep operations intensified, Xiaomei, Dashi, and Zhang Jinlong faced different paths in the conflict.
- Date of release
- 1951-03-08
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Lü Ban, Shi Dongshan
Casting
- Xin Jin — Dashui Niu
- Xiangli Yao — Xiaomei Yang
- Zhenhe Yan — Laodie Niu
- Ying Zhao — Yang's mother
- Tian Xie — Jinlong Zhang
- Jian Li — Jinlong Zhang's mother
- Ziyue Zhao — Laocai Hei
- Guan Zongxiang — Enemy translator
- Huang Suying — Aunt Li
- Yuntai Guo — Gao
- Fangqian Chen — Kuomintang Officer B
- Chen Zhijian — Guard puppet
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film
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