Ballad of the Ming Tombs Reservior

Overview

The film takes place during work on the water reservoir, outside Beijing's Ming Tombs, in 1958 at the beginning of the Great Leap Forward. The film follows how workers and leaders are working together to get it done. The film's final 25 minutes is a future interpretation of how it will look like 20 years after it has been completed with the water reservoir.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1958

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

China

Cast

Mei Xi,Yu Daiqin,Jiang Zulin,Xue Wu,Zhang Yisheng,Liu Yansheng

Director

Jin Shan

Writer

Jin Shan

Cinematography

Chen Guoliang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5820664