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On the Trail
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On the Trail

Nov 1, 1963
1h 38m
★ 7.5

Overview

Set in early 1960s, the police prevents spies from destroying city infrastructures before the National Day.

Genres

Drama
Thriller
Crime

Production Companies

Pearl River Film Studio

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Cast

Lin Lan

李明刚

Lin Lan

Jin Shi

钱家仁

Jin Shi

Hong Bing

徐英

Hong Bing

Ruichao Jia

德叔

Ruichao Jia

Manping Zhang

德婶

Manping Zhang

Gu Langhui

林永贵

Gu Langhui

Lingling Hu

小蔡

Lingling Hu

Ling Luo

刘嫂

Ling Luo

Fu Botang

商店经理

Fu Botang

Tianzong Chen

何老师

Tianzong Chen

Lin Shujing

Lin Shujing