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Dalu ()


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Six young men from the city take jobs on a road crew, building a highway of strategic importance to the Chinese Army. The story relates the men's interactions with each other, the local community, and two friendly and flirtatious young... See more »

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Yan Jin ...
Ge Jin
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Xiang Ding (as Yan-yan Chen)
Li-li Li ...
Jasmine (as Lili Li)
Peng Luo ...
Little Luo
Junli Zheng ...
Jun Zheng (as Jun-li Zheng)
Jing Liu ...
Big Liu
Jiqun Liu ...
Boss Ding (as Ji-qun Liu)
Langen Han ...
Little Six Han (as Lan-gen Han)
Yi Zhang ...
Zhang Yu (as Yik Cheung)
Zhizhi Zhang ...
Zhang Da (as Zhi-zhi Zhang)
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Jingling Hong ...
Hong Jin (as Jing-ling Hong)
Qiong Liu ...
Liu Chang
Guanwu Shang ...
Hu Tian (as Guan-wu Shang)

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Yu Sun

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Yu Sun ... ()

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Ming-Yau Lo ... supervising producer
Han-Zhang Lu ... producer

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Er Nie

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Weilie Hong ... (as Weilie Hung)
Yi-hua Qiu ... director of photography

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Jin-San Liu ... settings

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Plot Summary

Six young men from the city take jobs on a road crew, building a highway of strategic importance to the Chinese Army. The story relates the men's interactions with each other, the local community, and two friendly and flirtatious young local girls who become part of their circle. Meanwhile, their hard work is countered by a traitorous foreman bribed by Japanese agents to sabotage the road. Written by Don Marion

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Also Known As
  • Da lu (China, Mandarin title)
  • The Highway (World-wide, English title)
  • The Big Road (World-wide, English title)
  • The Big Road (United States)
  • The Big Road (United Kingdom)
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  • 104 min
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Trivia A silent film, with music and sound effects added in post-production. China's first sound film was 'Genu hongmudan (1930)'. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998). See more »

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