HONG GAOLIANG (1987)

Film details

Featuring

Jiang Wen Gong Li Jiang Weng
Director

Zhang Yimou
Country

People's Republic of China
Year

1987
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

RED SORGHUM Alternative
The RED CORNFIELD Alternative

Synopsis

A girl is sold into marriage with a 50-year-old brandy maker suffering from leprosy. She is waylaid on her wedding day by a masked bandit, who is killed by one of her bearers who then falls in love with her...

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Jiang Wen
  - Nine, "My Grandma"
    
    Gong Li
  - Yu, "My Grandpa"
    
    Jiang Weng
  - Liu Luohan
    
    Teng Rujun
  - Douguan, "My Dad"
    
    Liu Ji
  - Nine's father
    
    Qian Ming
  - bandit Sampao
    
    Ji Chunhua
  - Hu Er
    
    Zhai Chunhua
  - Yang Qianwu
  - Xu Guoqing
  - Yao Erga
  - Li Yusheng
  - Dong Kun
  - Wang Hongguang
  - Hu Xiaoguang
  - Du Guoguang
  - Chen Zhigang
  - Nie Laijing
Credits
- Direction:
  - Zhang Yimou
  - Yang Fengliang
  Production:
  - Xi'an Film Studio
  - [Executive Producer]
    
    Wu Tianming
  - Li Changqing
  Writing:
  - Li Kezhi
  - Chen Jianyu
  - Zhu Wei
  - Mo Yan
  - Based on short stories by
    
    Mo Yan
  Photography:
  Special Effects:
  - Pyrotechnics
    
    Qi Youshan
  Editing:
  - Du Yuan
  Design:
  - Yang Gang
  - Set Builder
    
    Liu Zhiren
  Costumes:
  - Liu Jianzhong
  Make-up:
  - Sun Wei
  Music:
  - Zhao Jiping
  - Music Performed by
    
    Xi'an Conservatory Folk Orchestra
  - Liu Dadong
  Sound:
  - Gu Changning
  - Lu Shunfa

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HONG GAOLIANG (1987)

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Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

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Production:

Writing:

Photography:

Special Effects:

Editing:

Design:

Costumes:

Make-up:

Music:

Sound:

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