Back to 1942 (2012)

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Back to 1942 on IMDb 6.9/10 2,666 votes

Released:
2012-11-01

Overview:
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines 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.

Director:
Feng Xiaogang

Runtime:
2h 25min

Genre:
War, Drama

  • 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 Jieshi