Watch Breaking with Old Ideas (1975) Official Trailer
5.3 / 10 IMDb January 1, 1975 1h 50m
The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school's more conservative elements. In the film's climax, Li is put on trial and is about to be expelled from the school when she is saved by a pronouncement from Chairman Mao himself.
Director
Runtime
1h 50m
Release Date
January 1, 1975
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Mandarin
Country
China
Cast
Zhenqing Guo
as Long Guozheng
Wang Suya
as Li Jinfeng
Wen Xiying
as Deputy Secretary Tang
Ge Cunzhuang
as Sun Ziqing
Zhang Zheng
as Old Representative
Xu Zhan
as Xu Niuzai
Hou Guanqun
as Yu Gang
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Hong Xiang
as Cao Xiaomei
Jian Li
as Granny
Zhou Senguan
as Uncle Zhang
Li Liansheng
as Yang Zhihao
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Antai Liu
as Teacher Gao
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Lie Bao
as Deputy Commissioner Zhao
Qitian Yang
as Secretary Qian
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Li Lao
as Yu Jiawang
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Hong Xiang
as Yu Fagen
李世江
as Jiang Danian
Production Companies
Beijing Film Studio
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