---
title: 'The Herdsman (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Xie Jin'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-herdsman-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084363/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Herdsman (1982)

1982 · 103 min · Drama · People's Republic of China

Original title: 牧马人

## Synopsis

The Herdsman is a 1982 Chinese film about the life of a herdsman in western China from 1950s through the Cultural Revolution, and his reunion with his father from America. It was produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin, starring Zhu Shimao. It is based on a novel by Zhang Xianliang.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Xie Jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/xie-jin)
- **Screenplay:** [Zhang Xianliang](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-xianliang), [Li Zhun](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-zhun)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Huang Zhun](https://cinepixo.com/people/huang-zhun)
- **Director of Photography:** [Qi Xu](https://cinepixo.com/people/qi-xu)

## Cast

- [Niu Ben](https://cinepixo.com/people/niu-ben)
- [Liu Qiong](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-qiong)
- [Cong Shan](https://cinepixo.com/people/cong-shan)
- [Zhu Shimao](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhu-shimao)

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