Children of Troubled Times

1935 Drama Directed by Xingzhi Xu

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About Children of Troubled Times

The poet Xin Baihe flees Shanghai with his friend Liang. Liang joins the fight against the Japanese. Xin stays in Qingdao with a westernized widow. When he hears that Liang has been killed, he goes to the war.

Cast & crew

More about Children of Troubled Times

Xu Xingzhi directed it. Tian Han and Xia Yan wrote it. Yuan Muzhi plays Xin. Wang Renmei plays the widow. Gu Menghe is billed. Diantong made it in 1935. The March of the Volunteers was written for the film and later became the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.

Themes

  • Two friends leaving Shanghai
  • A widow in Qingdao
  • A death that sends him to the war
  • Yuan Muzhi
  • Wang Renmei
  • March of the Volunteers
  • Tian Han
  • Xu Xingzhi

In film history

The March of the Volunteers, written for this film, later became the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.

Notes

  • Yuan Muzhi plays the poet. Wang Renmei plays the widow in Qingdao.
  • Tian Han and Xia Yan share the writing.
  • The Chinese title is Fengyun ernü.

Scenes

  • Liang goes to the resistance while Xin stays in Qingdao.
  • News of Liang's death turns Xin toward the war.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (childrenoftroubledtimes)
  • Wikimedia Commons (Children of Troubled Times.webm)