Back to 1942

Back to 1942

145 mins | Drama, War | Nov. 1, 2012

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

Back to 1942

145 mins | Drama, War | Nov. 1, 2012

Back to 1942
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi Brothers, Media Asia Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation, China Film Group Corporation, Chongoing Film Group, Bon Voyage Film Studio, Shanghai Media Group, Zhejiang Films & TV(Group) Company Ltd., Hunan Broadcasting System, Anhui Broadcasting Corp., Beijing TV Station
Original title 一九四二
Directors Feng Xiaogang
Writers Liu Zhenyun

Cast

Zhang Guoli

as Fan Dianyuan

Xu Fan

as Hua Zhi

Zhang Mo

as Shuan Zhu

Zhang Hanyu

as An Ximan

Chen Daoming

as Jiang Jiedan

Adrien Brody

as Theodore Harold White

Tim Robbins

as Bishop Megan

Wang Ziwen

as Xing Xing

Fan Wei

as Lao Ma

Feng Yuanzheng

as Xia Lu

Alec Su

as Song Ziwen

李雪健

as Li Peiji

Lü Zhong

as Zhang Fang's mother

Qiao Zhenyu

as Secretary Han

Ke Lan

as Song Meiling

Li Qian

as Master Fan's Daughter-in-Law

Zhao Yi

as Master Fan's Son

Alfred Hsing

as Refugee

Zhang Shaohua

as Xia Lu's mother

Duan Yihong

as Chen Bulei

Zhang Guoqiang

as Guo Jiquao

Du Chun

as

Tian Xiaojie

as Officer

Yu Zhen

as

Yu Fei

as Lao Ma's sidekick

Zhu Yongteng

as Officer