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Directed by | Wu Tianming |
Written by | Zheng Yi |
Starring |
Zhang Yimou Liang Yujin Niu Xingli Lü Liping |
Music by | Xu Youfu |
Cinematography |
Zhang Yimou Chen Wangcai |
Release date
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1986 |
Running time
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130 min. |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Old Well (Chinese: 老井; pinyin: lǎo jǐng) is a 1986 Chinese film about a village worker's effort of digging a well in his water-starved hometown located in northwest China and his affairs with his old girlfriend. It is produced by Xi'an Film Studio and directed by Wu Tianming, starring Zhang Yimou and Liang Yujin.
The film won the 8th Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture in 1988.