---
title: 'The Horse Thief (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tian Zhuangzhuang'
released: '1986-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-horse-thief-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090907/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Horse Thief (1986)

1986 · Drama · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

The Horse Thief is a 1986 Chinese film by director Tian Zhuangzhuang. It follows one of Tian's favorite topics, Chinese minorities, a topic he touched upon in 1984's On the Hunting Ground and would return to in 2004's documentary, Delamu. Like these other films, The Horse Thief shows Tian's fascination with China's ethnic minorities, and in particular the Buddhist ceremonies that these peoples practice.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tian Zhuangzhuang](https://cinepixo.com/people/tian-zhuangzhuang)
- **Screenplay:** [Zhang Rui](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-rui)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Qu Xiao-Song](https://cinepixo.com/people/qu-xiao-song)
- **Producer:** [Wu Tianming](https://cinepixo.com/people/wu-tianming)
- **Director of Photography:** [Zhao Fei](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-fei), [Hou Yong](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-yong)

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