| Crows and Sparrows | |
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 Chinese poster for Crows and Sparrows (1949) | |
| Traditional Chinese | 烏鴉與麻雀 |
| Simplified Chinese | 乌鸦与麻雀 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wūyā yǔ máquè |
| Directed by | Zheng Junli |
| Produced by | Xia Yunhu Ren Zongde |
| Starring | Zhao Dan Sun Daolin Li Tianji Huang Zongying Shangguan Yunzhu Wu Yin |
| Music by | Wang Yunjie |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Crows and Sparrows (simplified Chinese: 乌鸦与麻雀; traditional Chinese: 烏鴉與麻雀; pinyin: Wūyā yǔ Máquè) is a 1949 Chinese film made by the left-leaning Kunlun Studios on the eve of the Communist victory, directed by Zheng Junli and scripted by Chen Baichen.[1] Notable for its extremely critical view of corrupt Nationalist bureaucrats, the film was made as Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing-based government was on the verge of collapse, and was not actually finished and released until after the Chinese Civil War had ended.[2][3]
The film takes place in Shanghai, and it revolves around a group of tenants struggling to prevent themselves from being thrown out onto the street due to a corrupt party official's attempts to sell their apartment building.
The film was the winner of the 1957 Huabiao Film Awards for the “Outstanding Film” category, and starred Zhao Dan, Sun Daolin, Wu Yin and Shangguan Yunzhu in leading roles.
- ^ "Crows and Sparrows". China Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Rea, Christopher (2021). Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. ch. 14. ISBN 9780231188135.
- ^ Bastian. "Crows and Sparrows - Festival des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul". www.cinemas-asie.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-15.