Some time ago, Zhang Yimou's "On the Cliff" once again set off a boom in domestic spy films, triggering a large number of audiences to pay attention to this theme.
Spy war films, or "anti-special films" that were popular in China in the last century, are actually not unfamiliar themes, and this type of film can often become the favorite of film fans.
The clear distinction between the enemy and the enemy, the human wavering under torture and interests, the rare punishment props, and the imminent exchange of gunfire are the unique charm of spy war films.
下面就来为大家盘点下国内评分最高的十大谍战片，那些“从未消逝的电波”，其实都是我们童年的金色回忆。
10. "Black Triangle" Douban score: 7.3
This anti-feature film, which was born in 1977, is the first year of the new era. At the level of the story, it is not complicated, a group of agents who infiltrated our country, after stealing the "110" secret, intended to contact the foreign hostile agents to deliver information, but this process was intercepted and cracked by the chief of our public security section, thus launching a story of a battle of wits and courage.
Although this film is an anti-special film in terms of theme, what really makes people shine is its display of the people's life at that time as a color feature film. For example, the picture of the heroine and several girls in the film, wearing swimsuits, I believe that in the conservative environment of that year, it is bound to attract the attention of many viewers.
Of course, because of Ling Yuan, who plays a female agent, the sinister look in the film has left a childhood shadow for many post-80s audiences.
And the actress Liu Jia, who played the elderly Li Huanying in "Hello, Li Huanying", is also impressive with her 17-year-old natural carved face.
9. "The Gunshots of the Secret Bureau" Douban score: 7.4
The story of the film is adapted from the novel "Fighting in the Heart of the Enemy", although it was released in 1979, two years later than "Black Triangle", but the whole film was filmed in black and white.
In the view of director Chang Yan, this story about the struggle between the Shanghai underground party and the Kuomintang Secrecy Bureau before the founding of the People's Republic of China can better reflect its solemn atmosphere with black and white tones.
In the case of only 3 cents a ticket price that year, the film sold more than 1,000 copies across the country, and more than 30 theaters in Beijing have screened the film at the same time, broadcasting 24 hours a day.
It also won 180 million yuan at the national box office, and the number of moviegoers reached 600 million. Therefore, there are definitely not a few fans of two brushes, three brushes, and even four brushes.
8. "On the Cliff" Douban score: 7.6
Zhang Yimou's transformation work is also a relatively rare spy war film in recent years.
The story takes place in the puppet Manchuria region of the 1930s, which is now the northeast region. Four of our agents trained from the Soviet Union risked their lives to infiltrate enemy-controlled areas and carry out the task of escorting important witnesses.
There are two highlights of this film.
One is the performance of Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei and others, whether it is Zhang Yi's trembling acting skills who were tortured by electric shocks; or Yu Hewei's play of an enemy agent in front of our agents, and the inactivity of lurking in front of enemy agents, all of which make people applaud the case.
The other is the contrast on the screen, between black and white, clear and distinct, but it also blends with each other, suggesting a game of life and death between the enemy and us.
7. "Yangcheng Dark Whistle" Douban score: 7.7
The classic anti-feature film of 1957 has since been remade into a TV series in 2006.
The story takes place in Guangzhou, so it is called "Yangcheng". The film tells the story of our border guards who arrested an entry agent code-named "209" and learned that he would connect with the head of the Guangzhou base, "Aunt Mei", thus plotting to undermine the stability of domestic law and order.
The film is brilliant at the story level, with constant reversals.
Aunt Mei's true identity has become another major attraction. Of course, this is directly related to the superb acting skills of the older generation of actors, Liang Ming, who plays Aunt Mei, performs delicately, interprets his secret agent identity with a hidden meaning, and does not appear too excessive, and the scale is just right.
6. "The Eternal Wave" Douban score: 7.8
This old film, released in 1958, is actually based on the experience of the historical archetype Li Bai. Of course, this "Li Bai" is not a poet of the Tang Dynasty, but a proletarian martyr who was brutally killed by the Kuomintang on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and is hailed as "one of the 100 heroic and exemplary figures who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China."
Therefore, although this old spy war film does not show how to ups and downs in the plot, it is full of heroic temperament in the shaping of the character image.
The protagonist of the film, Li Xia, is a businessman during the day, and at night, he hides in the attic and collects telegrams. Engaged in a mysterious and exciting revolutionary cause.
Especially in the second half of the film, when we see Li Xia being brutally tortured by the Kuomintang reactionaries, we let people taste the fearless spirit of our party's righteous soldiers in the spy war films.
5. "Hero Tiger Guts" Douban score: 7.9
Don't look at the film was released in 1958, but many of the bridges are shot avant-garde.
In the film, there is a dance scene of the villain Alain, which many viewers who have seen the film have compared it to the riotous dance of Uma Thurman and John Travolta in Quentin's Pulp Fiction.
Especially the line "What to consider tomorrow?" As long as you have a good time today", although at the time, the concept seemed very incorrect, but now it seems to be very interesting.
Therefore, in this old anti-special film, the charm of the villain role is more amazing, and Wang Xiaotang, who plays Alain, can be described as a magnificent style on the screen, with a hint of melancholy temperament, but it is also intoxicating.
4. "Visitor on the Iceberg" Douban score: 7.9
Mentioning this old 1963 film, it is estimated that many post-70s audiences will think of the golden song "Why are the flowers so red", as well as "Missing Comrades", "Snow Lotus on the Iceberg", "Pamir's Eagle" and other interludes.
The difference between this film and the general anti-special film is that it focuses on the story of the enemy and the enemy on the iceberg in Xinjiang, so there are a large number of beautiful and moving scenes in the film, which is enough to make people feast their eyes.
Of course, another touching point is the twisting love between the male protagonist Amir and the female protagonist Guran Danm. In particular, the setting of the true and false Guran Dam not only plays a role in the anti-special film, mobilizing the plot ups and downs, suspenseful, but also makes the love between the two more interesting.
3. "The Sound of the Wind" Douban score 8.3
The status of "The Sound of the Wind" for today's mainland spy war films is just like the status of "Heroes" for mainland costume action films, which is an unavoidable peak.
The lineup in the film is luxurious, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Wang Zhiwen, Zhang Hanyu, Yingda, Su Youpeng, each of them is in the ancient castle like a werewolf killing, staged a spy drama, and the undercurrent is surging.
In addition, director Chen Guofu's super control ability for thriller suspense films makes various punishments show a sense of intimidation, which can definitely be called the flavor of a spy film.
2, "405 Murder" Douban score 8.4
Suspense, political metaphors, social issues, conspiracy theories and other elements that are rare in today's mainland films are not lacking in this 1980 spy war film.
The film begins with a murder case, and after investigators have stripped away the cocoon and analyzed it continuously, it finally involves a heinous case, and even turns over the disaster of the 1960s and 1970s.
Some people even praised this film as the Chinese version of "M is the Murderer", which stems from the fact that many of the plots in the film are similar to the German classic expressionism, which also allows us to see the changes of an era.
The spy element acts as a tool to solve the case, and the real focus of the film is still the devastated era.
It is particularly worth mentioning that the film, which cost only 290,000 yuan to produce, sold nearly 400 copies at the time and won more than 100 million at the box office. Nowadays, it is estimated that they can get the box office championship.
1. "Color, Ring" Douban score 8.5
If you want to ask, which domestic spy war film has the highest artistic level, the most complex character shaping, and the most daring scale, everyone estimates that they have not hesitated to point to Ang Lee's "Color, Ring".
This film that made Tang Wei famous, but also made her "discredited", is full of super-scale scenes, and it is more and more sadistic.
In the film, Wang Jiazhi uses her body as a weapon to penetrate into the interior of the traitor, and eventually lost in the whirlpool of love, and even turned against each other, betraying her original promise.
What is true love? What is the position, "Color, Ring" may give the ultimate answer.
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