Chinese films of the 1970s
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This is a list of films produced in mainland China
ordered by year of release in the 1970s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see :Category:Chinese films
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ordered by year of release in the 1970s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see :Category:Chinese films
1970
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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The Red Detachment of Women The Red Detachment of Women (1970 film) The Red Detachment of Women is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name. It is the second such film adaptation after director Xie Jin's version from 1961.- Cast :*Song Chen as Company Commander... |
Pan Wenzhan, Fu Jie |
Xue Jinghua Xue Jinghua Xue Jinghua is a Chinese ballerina who was cast in the now internationally well-known Red Detachment of Women of the National Ballet of China as Wu Qinghua, the heroine of the ballet for which she became a prima ballerina. The film version of the ballet was released in 1971 in China, five years... , Song Chen |
Musical/Ballet | |
Red Flag Canal | Documentary | See Red Flag Canal Red Flag Canal The Red Flag Canal is an irrigation canal located 80 km northwest of Anyang in the northern extremity in Henan, China.-Geographic Location:... |
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Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy (film) Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy is a Chinese film from 1970, during the height of the Cultural Revolution. The film was directed by Xie Tieli and was based on a contemporary Beijing opera, one of the eight model plays allowed during the Cultural Revolution... |
Xie Tieli | Musical | ||
1971
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Xia gu dan xin | Zhang Xinyan | |||
1972
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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1973
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Little 8th Route Army Little 8th Route Army Little 8th Route Army is a Chinese animated puppet film. It is also referred to as "Little 8th Route Heroes" and "Small 8th Route Army".-Background:... |
Lei You | Animation | ||
Yan yang tian | Lin Nong | |||
Zhan hong tu | ||||
1974
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Chuang ye | Yu Yanfu | |||
Huo hong de nian da | ||||
Sparkling Red Star Sparkling Red Star (1974 film) Sparkling Red Star is a 1974 Chinese film and one of the very few films produced in China during the Cultural Revolution.Co-directed by Li Jun and Li Ang, the film is a mix between a war film, a children's film and a musical... |
Li Jun, Li Ang |
Propaganda/Drama | ||
1975
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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A yong | Sun Jing, Yan Xueshu |
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Breaking with Old Ideas Breaking with Old Ideas Breaking with Old Ideas is a 1975 Chinese film directed by Li Wenhua. The film is one of the few that were produced during the Cultural Revolution... |
Li Wenhua | |||
Chunmiao | Xie Jin Xie Jin Xie Jin was an important Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War.... , Liang Tinduo, Yan Bili |
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Feng huo shao nian | Dong Kena | Ma Jingwu | ||
Hong ying dao | Zhang Xinyan | |||
Jin guang da dao shang ji | ||||
Lei yu zhi qian | Li Wenhua | |||
Nu tao fan | ||||
1976
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Bruce Against Iron Hand | ||||
Da feng lang | ||||
Fei teng de qun shan | War | |||
1977
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Ao jinma | Liu Baode Zhang Qicang |
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Three Black Triangles | Chen Fangqian Liu Chunlin |
Liu Jia, Ling Yuan, Lei Ming, Zhang Ping |
Action Action film Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases... /Spy Spy film The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton... |
Literally Black Triangle |
Lan tian fang xian | Action/Thriller | |||
Xiong ji | Zhao Xinshui | |||
Yan he zhan huo | Lu Jianhua | War | ||
Youth | Xie Jin Xie Jin Xie Jin was an important Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War.... |
Joan Chen Joan Chen Joan Chong Chen is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor... |
Drama | |
Yu dao nu chao | Zhang Jingren | War | ||
1978
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Baozi wan zhan dou | Jiang Shusheng Wang Jiayi |
War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles... |
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Dinglong zhen | ||||
Dou sha | Tao Jin] | |||
Lan se de hai wan | Ai Shui Yan Xuezhe |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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Nan jiang zhao chun | Guo Jun Xiao Lang |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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Nu jiao tong yuan | Qin Basheng | War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles... |
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Ping ying fen | Fu Chaowu Gao Zheng |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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Sha mo tuo ling | Liu Qiong | Thriller | ||
Shan zai huo zhong | Liu Zhongmin | War War film War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles... |
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Shi qu ji yi de ren | Huang Zuolin Yan Bili |
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Yan jun de li cheng | Li Su Zhang Jianyou |
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Zheng rong sui yue | Jing Mukui Wang Feng |
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1979
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Ah, Cradle | Xie Jin Xie Jin Xie Jin was an important Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War.... |
Zhu Xijuan Zhu Xijuan Zhu Xijuan is a mainland Chinese film actress. In 1960, Zhang graduated from Shanghai Drama Academy. After the audition of The Red Detachment of Women, she selected as the leading role, which directed by Chinese master Xie Jin. For this breakthrough performance, Zhu won Hundred Flowers Award for... |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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Aolei Yilan | Tang Xiaodan | Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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Call of the Front | Li Jun | Siqin Gaowa Siqin Gaowa Sechen Guwa is a Chinese-Swiss actress of Mongol ethnicity. Her name "Сэцэн Гуа" means in Mongolian: The Wise Beautiful.She first came into prominence in the 1982 film adaptation of Lao She's novel, Rickshaw Boy, where she played "Tigress" opposite Zhang Fengyi's Xiangzi... |
War/Romance | Also known as Anxious to Return |
Cong nu li dao jiang jun | Wang Yan | Literally From Slave to General | ||
Fei xiang wei lai | Lu Xiaoya, Miao Ling |
Family Family film A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family... |
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Hearts for the Motherland | Ou Fan, Xing Jitian |
Joan Chen Joan Chen Joan Chong Chen is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor... |
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Jinan zhan yi | Zhu Wenshun | War | ||
Lan guang shan guo zhi hou | Fu Chaowu, Gao Zheng |
Drama | ||
Li Siguang | Ling Zifeng | Sun Daolin Sun Daolin Sun Daolin was a Chinese actor and film director.-Biography:Sun Daolin was born in Beijing on November 18, 1921. He was born Sun Yi-liang 孙以亮 in Beijing a family of four children. His father Sun Wen-Yau was educated in engineering in Brussels... |
Biographical | |
Little Flower | Huang Jianzhong | Joan Chen Joan Chen Joan Chong Chen is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor... , Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing is a first-class actress of China. She is also a businesswoman. She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s.-Position:the First-class Actress of people's Republic of China... , Tang Guoqiang Tang Guoqiang Tang Guoqiang is an award winning Chinese actor best known for playing historical figures in several films and television series. Some of his more notable roles to date are: various Chinese emperors , Zhuge Liang, Yan Zhenqing and Mao Zedong... |
Drama | |
Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King is a 1979 Chinese animated film. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Yan Ding Xian Wang Shuchen |
Animated/Family | ||
Qiao zhe yi jiazi | Wang Haowei | Chen Peisi, Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing is a first-class actress of China. She is also a businesswoman. She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s.-Position:the First-class Actress of people's Republic of China... |
Drama | |
Reverberations of Life | Wu Tianming Wu Tianming Wu Tianming is a Chinese film director.-Biography:Born in Shaanxi Province, China, Wu Tianming attended the Beijing Film Academy, majoring in directing before the Cultural Revolution... , Teng Wenji |
Drama | ||
Ru yan fei | Sun Jing Yao Shoukang |
Drama | ||
Shu guang | War | |||
Tong tian lin ji | Zhang Xinyan | |||
Troubled Laughter Troubled Laughter Troubled Laughter is a 1979 Chinese drama film directed by Deng Yimin and Yang Yanjin. It was screened out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Bai Mu - Professor* Cheng Zhi - Chief editor* Fu Hengzhi - Examiner* Gong Fei - Daughter... |
Deng Yimin, Yang Yanjin |
Drama | Screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival 1981 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :*Jacques Deray *Ellen Burstyn *Jean-Claude Carrière *Robert Chazal *Attilio D'Onofrio *Christian Defaye *Carlos Diegues *Antonio Gala... |
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Ying | Han Xiaolei, Zhan Xiangchi |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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See also
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