Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.
Stars: Ge You, Gong Li, Ben Niu, Jiang Wu, Guo Tao, Liu Tianchi
Crew: Lu Wei (Screenplay), Yu Hua (Novel), Lü Yue (Director of Photography), Chiu Fu-Sheng (Producer), 葛福鸿 (Producer), Christophe Tseng (Producer)
Country: China, Taiwan
Language: 普通话
Studio: Shanghai Film Studio, Era International Ltd
Runtime: 133 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 26, 1994
IMDb: 2.958
Keywords:epic, child abuse, china, gambling, communist, gambling debt, cultural revolution, chinese civil war, shadow puppet, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
