Back to 1942

Directed by Feng Xiaogang
Not Rated
2012    2h 25mDrama, War,
6.936%63%6.6
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.

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  • Zhang GuoliFan Dianyuan
  • Xu FanHua Zhi
  • Zhang MoShuan Zhu
  • Zhang HanyuAn Ximan
  • Chen DaomingJiang Jieshi
  • Adrien BrodyTheodore Harold White
  • Tim RobbinsBishop Megan
  • Wang ZiwenXing Xing
  • Fan WeiLao Ma
  • Feng YuanzhengXia Lu
  • Alec SuSong Ziwen
  • Li XuejianLi Peiji
  • Lü ZhongZhang Fang's Mother
  • Qiao ZhenyuSecretary Han
  • Ke LanSong Meiling
  • Li QianMaster Fan's Daughter-in-Law
  • Zhao YiMaster Fan's Son
  • Alfred HsingRefugee
  • Shaohua ZhangXia Lu's Mother
  • Duan YihongChen Bulei

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Back to 1942 Trivia

Back to 1942 was released on November 29, 2012.

Back to 1942 was directed by Feng Xiaogang.

Back to 1942 has a runtime of 2h 25m.

Back to 1942 was produced by Han Sanping, Peter Lam Kin-Ngok, Yiyang Wang, Albert Yeung, Wang Zhongjun, Song Dai.

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.

The key characters in Back to 1942 are Fan Dianyuan (Zhang Guoli), Hua Zhi (Xu Fan), Shuan Zhu (Zhang Mo).

Back to 1942 is rated Not Rated.

Back to 1942 is a Drama, War, History film.

Back to 1942 has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.

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