The Opium Wars 1959
China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.
China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.
Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune assists the Communists during the anti-Japanese struggle.
The sailors on a Kuomintang warship revolt, arrest their officers and defect to the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
A special agent of frontier force in Canton tries to find a spy called aunt Mei.
Ashima is a brave and beautiful girl of the Sani people, beloved by all. One day as she is down at the lake to fetch water, she hears the sound of a shepherd's flute coming from the hills across the lake. She replies in song.
In this delightful comedy, a cheerful farmer's wife (post-Revolution superstar Zhang Ruifang) in a village commune puts her marriage in jeopardy when she takes her cadre spirit a little too far.
A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era.