Ballad of the Ming Tombs Reservior
1958, Chinese. Directed by Jin Shan.
The film takes place during work on the water reservoir, outside Beijing's Ming Tombs, in 1958 at the beginning of the Great Leap Forward. The film follows how workers and leaders are working together to get it done. The film's final 25 minutes is a future interpretation of how it will look like 20 years after it has been completed with the water reservoir.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1958
- Original title
- 十三陵水库畅想曲
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Jin Shan
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Ballad of the Ming Tombs Reservior runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Ballad of the Ming Tombs Reservior (1958) was directed by Jin Shan and stars Yu Daiqin, Mei Xi, Jiang Zulin.