Big Li, Little Li and Old Li

1962 1h 22m ZH

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Sports gain acceptance among workers at a meat processing plant.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Xiasheng Liu
大李
Haha Fan
老李
Yao Debing
小李
Guan Hongda
大力士
Jiang Tianliu
秀梅
You Jia
小辫子姑娘
Wen Bingbing
理发师
Yu Xiangming
王医生

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Xie Jin
Writers: Xie Jin, Ling Yue, Ye Ming
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Xie Jin, shot by Junfu Lu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Xiasheng Liu and Haha Fan and Yao Debing carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0338892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Xie Jin directs. Junfu Lu behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Xie Jin, shot by Junfu Lu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Xiasheng Liu and Haha Fan and Yao Debing carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0338892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.