

Heroic Sons and Daughters
Genres
Overview
An army officer has a chance encounter with a young soldier, the son of an old comrade in arms. The soldier tells the officer he has a sister who is also in the army. When the young soldier is killed in action, the officer visits her to pay his respects, and recognizes her as his own child, given up for adoption 18 years earlier. This presents him with a dilemma, wanting to reconnect with the only child he ever had, yet reluctant to tell her the truth about her parentage ...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
1964-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.4
Fang Tian
王文清
Zhou Wenbin
王复标
Liu Shangxian
王芳
Liu Shilong
王成
Chu Dazhang
赵国瑞
Zhenqing Guo
张振华
Ke Pu
金正泰
Liu Xiaoguo
小刘
Zhao Wenyu
朴贞子
Ren Yi
吴军长
Wang Yansheng
朝鲜人民军联队长
Ruitong Bai
田玲
Wang Baoshun
步话员
Li Wancheng
李永禄
Zhao Baohua
赵金贵
Liu Tongyan
警卫员
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