Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy

War · 1970

Taking Tiger Mountain was the very first model film produced during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Set during the civil war in 1946, it follows a detachment of the People's Liberation Army in Mandchuria as they are fighting a group of bandits hiding in the mountains. Based on a novel from the 50s, Taking Tiger Mountain was first a revolutionary opera before being made into film by director Xie Tieli.

Starring

Xie Tieli, Tong Xiangling, Qian Jiang, Shen Jinbo, Bo Qu, Shi Zhenquan, Qi Shufang, Zhang Youfu

Director

Xie Tieli