Heroic Sons and Daughters

Jan 1, 1964

1h 49m

★ 6.4

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 ...

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Changchun Film Studio

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Cast

王文清

Fang Tian

王复标

Zhou Wenbin

王芳

Liu Shangxian

王成

Liu Shilong

赵国瑞

Chu Dazhang

张振华

Zhenqing Guo

金正泰

Ke Pu

小刘

Liu Xiaoguo

朴贞子

Zhao Wenyu

吴军长

Ren Yi

朝鲜人民军联队长

Wang Yansheng

田玲

Ruitong Bai

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