

Yellow Earth
1984 · Movie · 1h 31m
DramaMusicHistory
"After tradition… comes revolution."
Overview
A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Key crew
- Chen KaigeDirector
- Ziliang ZhangScreenplay
- Chen KaigeScreenplay
- Zhao JipingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Xue BaiCuiqiao
- Wang XueqiGu Qing
- Tuo TanThe Father
- Quiang LiuHanhan
Stills
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Themes
traditionpeasantarranged marriagefolk musicfolk singermilitarychinese communismdroughtcommunist party1930s























