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The Maples
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The Maples

Jun 4, 1980
1h 28m
★ 7.5

Overview

A Chinese drama set in 1966, during the Cultural Revolution.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Emei Film Studio

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Cast

Xu Feng

卢丹枫

Xu Feng

Wang Erli

李红钢

Wang Erli

Tu Zhongru

王老师

Tu Zhongru

He Xiaoshu

兔子妈

He Xiaoshu

Niu Qian

赵师傅

Niu Qian

Tao Zeng

么妹

Tao Zeng

Jingli Liu

孙猴子

Jingli Liu

Chengsheng Gao

小马

Chengsheng Gao

Nan Xia

小兔子

Nan Xia

Mei Xian

赵妻

Mei Xian

Lu Liu

兰兰

Lu Liu

Ma Gongwei

曹新华

Ma Gongwei