Overview
A story of a corrupt party official who attempts to sell an apartment building he has appropriated from the original owner and the struggles of the tenants to prevent themselves being thrown onto the street.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film (1957)
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Setting
Set in Shanghai
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Music
Music by Wang Yunjie
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Hu Zhenhua and Miao Zhenhua
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Chen BaichenWriter
- Zheng Jun-liWriter
- Zhao DanWriter
- Xu TaoWriter
- Shen FuWriter
- Original title
- 烏鴉與麻雀
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 11, 1949
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China
Production
Cast
Zhao DanLittle Broadcast / Boss Xiao
Wei HelingMr. Kong
Qi MengshiLao Liu
Li Tian-JiMr. Hou
Baoluo LiPrincipal
Fu BotangLao Zhao
Zhang ZhizhiRuffian
Shi LingDoctor
Huang ZongyingMrs. Hao
Shangguan YunzhuMrs. Hua
Wu YinMrs. Xiao
Daolin SunTeacher Hua
Wang BeiHsiao Ah Mei- Zhang Li-DeLao Wei
- Xu Wei-JieDa Mao
Qian Zhang
Tian Guangcai
Guan Peng
Ge Meiqiang
Cheng Mo
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