The film, in two parts:
Part 1: “Eight Years of Separation and Chaos” 八年離亂
Part 2: “Before and After the Dawn” 天明前後
Yi jiang chunshui xiang dong liu
Directors/screenplay: Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli
Studio: Kunlun
Date of release: October 9, 1947
Part 1: Eight Years of Separation and Chaos (Banian liluan 八年離亂)
96 minutes
Part 2: Before and After the Dawn (Tianming qianhou 天亮前後)
91 minutes
Cast: Bai Yang, Tao Jin, Wu Yin, Yan Gongshang, Gao Zheng, Shu Xiuwen,
Shangguan Yunzhu
Learn more:
See the video lectures and other materials in the Spring River Flows East (1947) module of the Chinese Film Classics online course.
Spring River Flows East (1947) is discussed in chapter 11 of the book Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949.
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