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To Live

1994

2h 13m

8.1(376 votes)

Drama

Romance

War

Overview

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

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Production Companies

Shanghai Film Studio

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

葛优

Xu Fugui

Acting

巩俐

Xu Jiazhen

Acting

牛犇

Town Chief

Acting

郭涛

Chunsheng

Acting

姜武

Wan Erxi

Acting

倪大红

Long'er

倪大红

Acting

刘天池

Xu Fengxia

刘天池

Acting

Zhang Lu

Young Fengxia

Zhang Lu

Acting

Dong Fei

Xu Youqing

Dong Fei

Acting

Huang Zongluo

Fugui's Dad

Huang Zongluo

Acting

Liu Yanjin

Fugui's Mom

Liu Yanjin

Acting

Li Lianyi

Sgt. Lao Quan

Li Lianyi

Acting

苏岩

Obstetric Nurse

Acting

趙毓秀

Physician Wang

No Image

Acting

肖婕

Young Fengxia

No Image

Acting

张康

Mantou

No Image

Acting

董立範

Unknown Role

董立範

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