

The Pioneers
1974, Chinese. Directed by Yu Yanfu.
The story of the beginning of China's oil industry.
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1974
- Original title
- 创业
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Zhang Tianmin
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The Pioneers runs 142 minutes (2h 22m).
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The Pioneers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1974. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pioneers?
The Pioneers (1974) was directed by Yu Yanfu and stars Zhang Lianwen, Li Rentang, Ying Chen.