CinemaOSMovie · 1994 · 2h 13m
To Live
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Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

Directed byZhang Yimou

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 13m
Language
ZH
Released
May 18, 1994
Studios
Shanghai Film StudioEra International Ltd

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
To Live / Lifetimes / Huozhe (活着) / Żyć! / Vivir! ---- DVD trailer

To Live / Lifetimes / Huozhe (活着) / Żyć! / Vivir! ---- DVD trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ge You

Ge You

Xu Fugui

Gong Li

Gong Li

Xu Jiazhen

Niu Ben

Niu Ben

Town Chief

Guo Tao

Guo Tao

Chunsheng

Jiang Wu

Jiang Wu

Wan Erxi

Ni Dahong

Ni Dahong

Long'er

Liu Tianchi

Liu Tianchi

Xu Fengxia

Zhang Lu

Zhang Lu

Young Fengxia

Dong Fei

Dong Fei

Xu Youqing

Huang Zongluo

Huang Zongluo

Fugui's Dad

Creative team
Directed by
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou
Written by
Lu Wei
Lu Wei
Yu Hua
Yu Hua
Produced by
Christophe Tseng
Funhong Kow

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