Legend of Tianyun Mountain

Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980)

天云山传奇

When Song Wei's fiancee Luo Qun is denounced as a right-wing traitor by Party official Wu Yao, he is sentenced to ten years' hard labor. Song Wei breaks off her engagement, and eventually marries Wu Yao. Years later, after the Cultural Revolution, political currents have shifted; Song Wei demands that her husband, now a powerful Party official, seek Luo Qun's rehabilitation, but Wu Yao has no desire to open up old political and emotional wounds.

Date of release
1980-12-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (10)
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Drama
Director
Xie Jin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture; Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture; Huabiao Award for Best Film

Legend of Tianyun Mountain is a 1980 Chinese drama film about the Chinese people's sufferings from the long-term political campaigns from "Anti-Rightists" in the 1950s until the fall of the Gang of Four. It depicts the individuals' hardship in the political turmoils and critically reflects the impact of that special history after the formation of the People's Republic of China. The film is based on the novel written by Lu Yanzhou, and was directed by Xie Jin, starring Wang Fuli, Shi Weijian, Zhong Xinghuo and Shi Jianlan.

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