After the May 1st show, it has become a foregone conclusion, "On the Cliff" won the Japanese box office championship with high reputation, and it is only a matter of time before the total box office surpassed "Your Wedding".
In terms of word of mouth, "On the Cliff" is far ahead, Douban 7.7 points, a water praise, "Guoshi" a shot, you know whether there is.
The success of "On the Cliff" is, to some extent, to fill the shortcomings of spy films for 12 years, and has a special significance.
When it comes to spy movies, many students may think of "The Sound of the Wind" for the first time, but what I think of is "The Visitor on the Iceberg", a spy war peak in the sixties.
The film begins with the suspense of the love between the real and false Guran Damm and the warrior Amir, and tells the story of the frontier warriors and agents fighting wits and courage.
A squad leader was frozen to death at the sentry, Yang Pai shot into the sky, the iceberg cracked, and the chorus song sounded, which is still impressive.
"Amir, rush", "Shoot three flares into the sky, let them illuminate the mountains and rivers of the motherland!", the classic lines and theme song "Why Are The Flowers So Red" in the film have been passed down to this day.
01. The shooting process is difficult
"The Visitor on the Iceberg" actually began filming in 1961, but it didn't take long to stop shooting at that time, and many directors at Changchun Film Studio did not dare to take up this mess.
After that, the leader found Zhao Xinshui, a young director who was not very famous at that time, and Zhao Xinshui said that he could shoot, but he must re-change the book and re-conceive.
After the leader agrees, Zhao Xinshui goes to Xinjiang to experience life and collect information, and the most touching scene in the film is that a long group of long freezes into an eternal ice and snow statue, which the director created based on a sacrificial warrior.
The director has a rich life experience and a career in horse racing, and has served as a platoon leader and a company commander, so the image of the soldier under his lens is more vivid.
Many people have said that Yang Platoon Leader is Zhao Xinshui, in the creative process, many of the habits of the resourceful Yang Platoon Leader are carefully designed by the director, such as scratching his head, calling Amir Chong and so on.
In addition, the flute used by Captain Yang to deliver the message is the director's own.
The location of "Visitor on the Iceberg" was filmed in Xinjiang, and the crew climbed to the Bogda Ice Peak on the Pamir Plateau in order to shoot the most exciting ice peak;
It is said that there have never been people there, not even the geological team, the crew filmed there for more than 20 days, and they became real visitors on the iceberg.
Zhang Chongxiao, the actor of the first class leader, also recalled that at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, it was difficult to breathe;
Nearly 30 degrees during the day, wearing a vest is hot, it snows at night, it freezes when it snows, it melts during the day, and it rains at night, so it forms a transparent iceberg.
The film is an anti-special film, in reality, they also face similar dangers when shooting, there are airdrop agents in the mountains, there are black guns, and they are also nervous after going up.
So they took out the prop gun, stood guard with the prop gun, and changed it every hour.
As for the interior, it was filmed in the long film studio, in order to ensure the authenticity of the film, the actors had to eat a large piece of ice when shooting, so as to ensure that the mouth was white, so as to achieve the atmosphere of the iceberg.
In the end, the actors patted and clapped, their mouths were wooden, but no one cried bitterly, and it was their dedication and professionalism that made the classic.
02. Behind the scenes of casting
"Visitor on the Iceberg" has distinct national characteristics and regional colors, so in addition to using actors from the long film studio, it is also necessary to go to Xinjiang to cast.
Amdu Liliti, who plays the warrior Amir, was once the "second setter" in the Xinjiang volleyball team, and director Zhao Xinshui took a fancy to Amdu Liti when playing with them, thinking that his burly and handsome was very suitable for the role of Amir, so he invited him to participate in the performance.
But Amudu Liliti as the main force of the volleyball team, the coach said that he did not agree with anything, but the director also insisted repeatedly, and finally found the above leader to come forward, which solved the role of "Amir".
In fact, the original role of "Amir" was played by Wang Chunying, that is, Kara in the film, but he is not an ethnic minority after all, so it is difficult to meet the standard in appearance, so he gave up.
Amuduliti's first time acting in a movie, coupled with the language barrier, so it was not easy to shoot.
For example, in the scene of the fake Gulandam wedding, Amir went to deliver flowers and dance, and the director asked him to look in place, to present memories, sadness, and multiple emotions, layer by layer.
The director also knew that this was very difficult for Amuduliti, so he inspired him a little bit, and finally achieved the perfect effect when shooting the 8th time.
In another scene, Captain Yang asks Amir if he likes Gurandam as a child, or if he is now.
We think it's still very smooth now, but at that time, there needed to be a translator between the two actors, after all, the language was spoken by chickens and ducks, so it was difficult to shoot.
After acting in "The Visitor on the Iceberg", Amudul tried to carry the fire all over the country, and even received about a sack of love letters.
But instead of continuing to be an actor, AmuduLiti returned to the volleyball team and became a coach in 1972 until his retirement in 1995. He made cameo appearances in several films in the 80s.
Ayi Xiamu, who played Zhengulan Danmu, was a 15-year-old student at the Xinjiang Finance and Trade School at the time, and one day she went to visit a classmate in the hospital, and her bright eyes attracted director Zhao Xinshui, so she asked her if she would like to make a movie.
Ayishamu didn't know about movies before, and it is said that when she watched "A Noon" on the long-distance film set, she also asked: Is it necessary to kill so many people when making movies?
Under the director's patient teaching, Ayishamu, who was studious and did not accept defeat, quickly adapted to filming, but it was still not easy, among which Amir Chong, that shot was filmed 18 times, ran to the front she was ashamed, did not dare to hug, the director said her fiercely, until the 18th time did not succeed.
Like Amir, after the release of the film, Aishham also received many letters from the audience and was well known to many people.
But unfortunately, because he had to go back to continue to complete his studies, coupled with family reasons, Ayishamu did not enter the film and television circle, and later got married and had children, becoming an ordinary person.
It wasn't until 2008 that Abdul Lamati and Ayishamu met again to co-star in the sequel to "The Visitor on the Iceberg" - the movie "Red", but the film was indeed filmed that year, but there was no release news, which is regrettable.
In 2013, when AbdulLimiti died of illness at the age of 74, Ayisha wrote about his former partner, calling him "a good actor for the people."
03. The current situation of personnel in front of and behind the stage
"Visitor on the Iceberg" 58 years, director Zhao Xinshui died in 1989, photography Zhang Qun, art Shi Weijun is also gone.
Composer Lei Zhenbang died in 1997, but his classics "Why Are Flowers So Red", "Remembering Comrades-in-Arms", "Song of the Plateau" and "Snow Lotus on the Iceberg" will be immortalized.
Zhang Chongxiao, a film performance artist, passed away on April 15, 2020, at the age of 93.
Zhang Hui, the second squad leader, became a director in the 80s and has directed films such as "The Marshal and the Soldier", "The Story That Shouldn't Have Happened", "The Adventures of the Wolfhound" and is now 89 years old.
Bai Dezhang, the third class leader, a well-known director who has directed films such as "Kanto Hero", "Kanto Woman", "Empress Dowager Daliao" and other films, died on November 23, 2019 at the age of 88.
Yang Platoon Leader Liang Yin, who was awarded the title of "National Outstanding Contribution Film Artist", died on January 26, 2015 at the age of 89.
"Carla" Wang Chunying, who has performed well in films such as "Daughter of the Party", "Five Golden Flowers", and "Kangzhuang Avenue", died on February 17, 2005, at the age of 73.
"Niyazi" actor Eun He sen, a famous film performance artist, died of illness on December 18, 1989, at the age of 65.
Agent "Amanbay" played by Ma Burfu, who has voiced the main characters of more than 200 translations and productions, died in 1999 at the age of 77.
Gu Yuying, played by the fake Gulan Danmu, was a senior student at the Beijing Film Academy and was persecuted for playing a female agent in the film many times.
Although she also made works such as "The Guide" and "Blue Shield Safe" in the 1970s and 1980s, she was already tired and moved to Australia in 1984, and now she is 89 years old.
58 years later, thanks to the old artists of the Long Film Studio for leaving this classic for Chinese films! (Author: Primary 2)