People of the Grasslands

The People on the Grassland is one of the earliest “minority nationality films” produced in the PRC. It features Mongolian herders who serve the people in the struggle against the forces of the KMT. The film was released in China in 1953 and became particularly well-known for its songs and theme-music.

Country:

China

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

91 minutes

Year:

1953

Director:

Xu Tao

Cast:
Rina Ma

Sa Ren Ge Wa

En Hesen

Bu Sang

Xiaofei Sun

Lu Ma

Security bureau chief

Yu Daiqin

Ma's mother

Crew:
Xu Tao

Director

Fu Tong

Music

Yi Xiang

Music

Mulin Da

Writer

Mo Hai

Writer