The Black Cannon Incident
Jan 02 1985
•2h 39m
•Drama, Comedy
A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.
Cast
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Liu Zifeng
Zhao Shuxin
Gao Ming
Li Renzhong
Yang Fengliang
Chen Hao-xiang
Yang Yazhou
Feng Liangcai
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