A huge earthquake struck the city of Jinfeng in the year of 1976. Liu Xu, the proxy for the Gang of Four, locked down the news of the earthquake in order to gain power for them. Party Secretary Li on the other hand, organized all power to help the local people to fight against the aftershocks. This film originally planned during the last period of cultural revolution, with the subplot of criticizing Gang of Four added after the arrests of them. Shot on the ruins of Tangshan earthquake and finished in August 1977, the film only screened once in Guangzhou before failed to pass the censorship and sealed up forever.
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Shi Wenchi Director · Shi Chao Writer Honglie Kou Production designer
First release August 1, 1977 · Produced in China · Original title 震
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八一电影制片厂
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China
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Original title
震
Original language
Chinese
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Chinese
Release dates
China · August 1, 1977
Limited theatrical
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