Movie: A Tale of the Wind

Top 10 Billed Cast

Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens

Self

Liu Zhuang
Liu Zhuang

Wang Delong
Wang Delong

Wang Hong
Wang Hong

Fu Dalin
Dalin Fu

Liu Guilian
Liu Guilian

Chen Zhijian
Zhijian Chen

Zou Qiaoyu
Zou Qiaoyu

Paul Sergent
Paul Sergent

Liu Hongyiu
Liu Hongyiu

Self - Interpreter (uncredited)

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    It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.

  • Release Date

    1989-03-19

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    3.2 starts
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