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| Traditional Chinese | 一九四二 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 一九四二 | ||||||
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| Directed by | Feng Xiaogang | ||||||
| Written by | Liu Zhenyun | ||||||
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| Starring | Zhang Guoli Chen Daoming Li Xuejian Zhang Hanyu Fan Wei Feng Yuanzheng Xu Fan Tim Robbins Adrien Brody | ||||||
| Cinematography | Lü Yue | ||||||
| Edited by | Xiao Yang | ||||||
| Music by | Zhao Jiping | ||||||
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Running time | 146 minutes | ||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Languages | Mandarin, English, Japanese | ||||||
| Budget | ¥210 million | ||||||
| Box office | ¥364 million[1] | ||||||
Back to 1942 is a 2012 Chinese historical film directed by Feng Xiaogang.[2] It is based on Liu Zhenyun's novel Remembering 1942, and is about a major famine in Henan, China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. On 11 November 2012, the film premiered at the International Rome Film Festival.[3] The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[4] but was not nominated.
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- ^ Karen Chu (17 June 2012). "Feng Xiaogang Unveils Epic 'Remembering 1942' at the Shanghai Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Feng Xiaogang's Back to 1942 premiered at Rome Film Festival". Asia Pacific Arts. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "China Sends 'Back to 1942′ on Oscar Trail". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2013.