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title: 'The Spring River Flows East (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zheng Junli'
released: '1947-10-17'
runtime_minutes: 190
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spring-river-flows-east-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040009/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spring River Flows East (1947)

1947 · 190 min · Drama · Republic of China


## Synopsis

The Spring River Flows East, also translated as The Tears of Yangtze, is a 1947 epic Chinese film written and directed by Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli and produced by the Kunlun Film Company. It is considered one of the most influential and extraordinary Chinese films ever made, and China's equivalent of Gone with the Wind. With both films based on the story of war and chaos, they contain an epic style considered classics in the film history of both China and the United States. The Hong Kong Film Awards ranked it in its list of greatest Chinese-language films ever made at number 27. It ran continuously in theatres for three months and attracted 712,874 viewers during the period, setting a record in post World War II China. The film features two of the biggest stars of the time: Bai Yang and Shangguan Yunzhu.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zheng Junli](https://cinepixo.com/people/zheng-junli), [Cai Chusheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/cai-chusheng)
- **Screenplay:** [Cai Chusheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/cai-chusheng)

## Cast

- [Bai Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/bai-yang)

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