
The Pioneers
1980, Chinese. Directed by Chen Yao-chi.
Wu Linfang, an immigrant from the mainland to Taiwan more than a hundred years ago, grows from a poor boy to a leader who instructs villagers to open oil wells
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 30 November 1980
- Original title
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- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chang Yung-Hsiang
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The Pioneers runs 127 minutes (2h 7m).
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The Pioneers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 November 1980. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pioneers?
The Pioneers (1980) was directed by Chen Yao-chi and stars Hsu Feng, John Phillip Law, Don Wong Tao.