Back to 1942 (2012) [NR]

Release Date:
November 1, 2012

Original Title:
一九四二

Alternate Titles:
1942
Back to 1942
Empire of War - Der letzte Widerstand
Yi jiu si er
温故1942
温故一九四二

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Anhui Broadcasting Corp.
Beijing TV Station
Bon Voyage Film Studio
China Film Group Corporation
Chongoing Film Group
Huayi Brothers Pictures
Hunan Broadcasting System
JCE Movies
Media Asia Films
Shanghai Media Group
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Zhejiang Films & TV(Group) Company Ltd.

Production Countries:
China

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  GB: 15  PL: 16  RU: 16+  US: NR 

Runtime: 145

History should never be forgotten.

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

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ADR Coordinator:
Erica Kram

ADR Mixer:
Paul Hammond

Camera Operator:
Tiantian Qian

Compositing Supervisor:
Yongwoo Kim
Strilen Liu

Compositor:
Chen Cui

Costume Design:
Timothy Yip Gam-Tim

Costume Supervisor:
Rong Wang

Director:
Feng Xiaogang

Director of Photography:
Lü Yue

Executive Producer:
Xiaofeng Hu
Kuo-Fu Chen

Novel:
Liu Zhenyun

Original Music Composer:
Jiping Zhao

Producer:
Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
Han Sanping
Dai Song
Albert Yeung
Wang Zhongjun
Yiyang Wang

Production Design:
Haiying Shi

Sound:
Liu Yuting

Sound Editor:
Kun Chen

Sound Recordist:
Jiang Wu

Visual Effects Producer:
Chang Hongsong
Sean Shen

Writer:
Liu Zhenyun

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