1970
5.0 (4 votes)
2h 9m
Genres
History
Adventure
War
Music
Drama
Production Companies
Beijing Film Studio
Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy (智取威虎山)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Xie Tieli
Director of Photography: Qian Jiang
