Poster of Life and Death

Life and Death

Plot: Probably the most sheerly entertaining of all the films made in 1930s Shanghai by 'underground' leftists, this riff on The Prisoner of Zenda is funny and engaging from first to last. The irresistible Yuan Muzhi (director of Street Angel the following year) plays both Li Tao, a revolutionary on the run, and Liu Yuanjie, an American-Chinese teacher visiting China with his fiancée
Release Date: Sunday, November 29 1936
87 years ago
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Portrait of Yunwei YingYunwei Ying
Yunwei Ying was
32 in Life and Death
as 'Director'
Wed, Sep 07 1904 –
Mon, Jan 16 1967
Portrait of Hansheng YangHansheng Yang
Hansheng Yang was
34 in Life and Death
as 'Writer'
Fri, Nov 07 1902 –
Mon, Jun 07 1993