The Big Parade
Nov 20 1986
•2h 43m
•Drama
Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.
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Wang Xueqi
Sun Chun
Wu Ruofu
Akina Hong Wah
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