---
title: 'Old Well (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wu Tianming'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/old-well-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091377/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Old Well (1986)

1986 · 129 min · Romance · People's Republic of China

Original title: 老井

## Synopsis

Old Well is a 1987 Chinese film written by Zheng Yi about a village worker's effort of digging a well in his water-starved hometown located in northwest China and his affairs with his old girlfriend. It is produced by Xi'an Film Studio and directed by Wu Tianming, starring Zhang Yimou and Liang Yujin.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Zhang Yimou](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yimou), [Chen Wan-Cai](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-wan-cai)
- **Director:** [Wu Tianming](https://cinepixo.com/people/wu-tianming)
- **Screenplay:** [Zheng Yi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zheng-yi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Xu Youfu](https://cinepixo.com/people/xu-youfu)

## Cast

- [Niu Xingli](https://cinepixo.com/people/niu-xingli)
- [Liang Yujin](https://cinepixo.com/people/liang-yujin)
- [Lü Liping](https://cinepixo.com/people/lu-liping)
- [Zhang Yimou](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yimou)

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