People of the Grasslands

Name: People of the Grasslands
Director: Xu Tao
Genre: Drama
Released: 1953-11-01
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Rina Ma, En Hesen, Xiaofei Sun, Lu Ma, Yu Daiqin

1953

1h 31m

Drama

Director: Xu Tao

Writers: Mo Hai, Mulin Da

Overview

The People on the Grassland is one of the earliest “minority nationality films” produced in the PRC. It features Mongolian herders who serve the people in the struggle against the forces of the KMT. The film was released in China in 1953 and became particularly well-known for its songs and theme-music.