The Sea Is Calling

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Date: January 01, 1982 to December 31, 1982
Dates Note: 1982
Country of Origin: China
Place of Origin: China
Languages: Mandarin
Color: Color
Silent: No
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Film Series/Exhibition Title: 
Hong Kong Cinema with Paul Fonoroff
Description: 

The first post-1949 Mainland production to shoot on location in Hong Kong, this seagoing drama has a dual timeframe connecting pre– and post–Cultural Revolution China, along with introducing one of the era’s most popular movie theme songs. It was a milestone in the career of Mainland film icon Yu Yang (who also directed the film) and provided Paul Fonoroff with what proved to be his largest screen role: a liuxuesheng (foreign exchange student) majoring in oceanography and serving his apprenticeship on a ship helmed by Yu, marking the captain’s return to the sea after the tumultuous Cultural Revolution. 

Authors/Roles: 
Paul Fonoroff

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