The Black Cannon Incident

Jan 2, 1985

1h 39m

★ 7.6

I'm done with chess. For good.

Overview

A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Xi'an Film Studio

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Cast

Zhao Shuxin

Liu Zifeng

Li Renzhong

Gao Ming

Chen Hao-xiang

Yang Fengliang

Feng Liangcai

Yang Yazhou

Zhou Yuzhen

Wang Yi

Wu Kegong

Ge Hui

Wang Hongye

Wang Beilong

Liu Yumei

Xie Wei

Zhao's Girlfriend

Zhao Xiuling

Hans Schmidt

Gerhard Olschewski

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