Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
Oct 01 1984
•2h 26m
•Drama, War
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain is a 1984 Chinese film about the life of the soldiers in a PLA army company before, during and after the Sino-Vietnamese War.
Cast
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Lü Xiaohe
梁三喜
Tang Guoqiang
赵蒙生
HeWei
靳开来
Tong Chao
雷震
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