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The Test of Blood and Fire (1979) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 1979

Original Title:
血与火的洗礼

Alternate Titles:
Xue yu huo de xi li

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Xi'an Film Studio

Production Countries:
China

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 104

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In 1925, Gao Fengchun and his girlfriend He Li returned from studying in the UK, determined to save the country through medicine. They came to Dingzhou, a mountain city in western Fujian, to open a poor relief clinic. In the Wangjiang Tower, Gao Fengchun, He Li and their young friend Wang Zhanfei and Fang Liang, a student movement leader who recently met, debated how to save the country. In the bloody storm of counter-revolution, Gao Fengchun’s religious enlightenment teacher Charlie took off his disguise, Wang Zhanfei betrayed the revolution, Gao Fengchun’s hospital was destroyed, and He Li was deceived back to Shanghai. After a series of changes, Gao Fengchun's ideal of saving the nation through medicine was completely shattered. In the baptism of blood and fire, he gained a new life and plunged into the torrent of revolution.

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Production

Assistant Director:
Sun Yuanxun

Director:
Gao Zhiyi
Wang Zhijie

Director of Photography:
Ling Xuan

Makeup Artist:
Yongchang Jiang

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