During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the base areas in central Hebei and north China were always harassed by the Japanese, and the local anti-Japanese contingent used the wisdom of the people to form guerrilla units and implement the "tunnel warfare method." This special tactic also made the Jizhong Plain an important combat area against the Japanese army.
In the 1960s, this excellent subject matter was selected by Bayi Factory and decided to make it into a movie. Later, it was written by Ren Xudong, Xu Guoteng, Wang Junyi, and Pan Yunshan, and the script was constantly polished. The film was completed in 1965 and released on New Year's Day in 1966. As of 2012, this movie has set a record of billions of people watching, and it can be said that it is one of the most familiar movies for the people of our country.
Fu Gengchen, who is responsible for the soundtrack in the film, has composed songs for many excellent works such as "Shining Red Star", "Advancing into the Central Plains", and "Shining Red Star". When composing music for Tunnel Warfare, Fu Gengchen was only 29 years old.
People who have seen the movie "Tunnel Warfare" should be deeply impressed by the theme song "Tunnel Warfare" and the interlude "Chairman Mao's Words remembered in mind". In fact, the author of the lyrics is ren Xudong, the director of this movie. Accompanied by "the sun came out to shine in all directions, chairman Mao's thought shone with golden light," Gao Chuanbao read "On Protracted War"; "Guerrilla warfare was waged in the Great Plains of a Thousand Miles, villages and villages and households were connected to each other, and the invaders dared to come, and his soul trembled and trembled," and the enemy army was defeated and retreated. The song in "Tunnel Warfare" has been described as follows: The enemy listens to it and trembles in fear; the people listen to it, their blood is surging and their hearts are full of infinite power!
The prototype location of "Gaojiazhuang" in the film is Gaoping Village in Zhengding County, Hebei Province, which is also known as the "Anti-Japanese Pioneer Village". However, due to the impact of flooding, the local tunnels did not meet the shooting conditions. Instead, the film crew chose the neighboring Ran Zhuang, Li Zhuang and Tang Zhuang for combined shooting, combining efforts to restore the scene at that time.
Ranzhuang Tunnel War Site
The crisscrossing tunnels in the movie, the mysterious guerrillas must have left a deep impression on everyone. In fact, all the pictures in the film in the tunnel are completed in the Bayi Factory, but with excellent lens use, it looks like it was shot in the real tunnel.
In the movie, the first appearance is Gao Laozhong, the party branch secretary played by Wang Bingyu. In the movie, in order to cover the evacuation of the villagers, Gao Laozhong risked danger to ring the alarm bell, but unfortunately was discovered by the Japanese army, and finally pulled a grenade and died with the enemy. When playing this role, Wang Bingyu is actually only in his twenties, but he wants to play a father and son with Zhu Longguang, who is similar in age, and to play the vicissitudes of life, which is a big test.
Wang Bingyu, an actor at the North Film Studio, has played Uncle Lao Man in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", Zhou Yunpeng in "The Journey of Ten Thousand Miles", and Uncle Liu in "Haixia". Unfortunately, Wang Bingyu died in Hong Kong in 1982 at the age of 47. It is a pity that I did not see more of his work on the screen.
Gao Laozhong's son and militia captain Gao Chuanbao is played by actor Zhu Longguang. He also has his wonderful performances in movies such as "Jiao Yulu" and "Wooden House". In addition, he also played a surprising role, that is, the Buddha in the 86 version of "Journey to the West", do you know? If it were not for the introduction of the audience, I would not have recognized him as a high treasure who was praised by director Ren Xudong as "handsome, mighty and good at acting". In September this year, it is the 82nd birthday of teacher Zhu Longguang, and Hongxiu wishes him health and longevity, and smiles often.
Gao Laozhong and Gao Chuanbao were based on Liu Duzi, the secretary of the party branch and militia leader of Gaoping Village at that time, and although his name did not sound very strong, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he led a militia of seventy or eighty people to repel the attack of thousands of Japanese troops.
Zhao Pingyuan, the district chief who developed the "sparrow" tactics, was played by Daniel Zhang hand. He has played Shao Jianbo in "Lin Hai Snow Field" and Fang Yong in "Surprise Attack". As a famous actor and director of Bayi Film Studio, Daniel Zhang has many works on the screen.
He is also considered to be Liu Xiaoqing and Tang Guoqiang's Bole on the road of acting. At that time, when filming the movie "South China Sea Storm", Tang Guoqiang was selected; when filming "The Great Wall of the South China Sea", Liu Xiaoqing was selected. Today, the 87-year-old Daniel Zhang and his wife, Zhang Jiamao, live in Beijing. The eldest son, Zhang Xi, and the second son, Zhang Wang, are both film and television workers. Zhang Wang is a well-known producer who has produced films such as "Sunny Day" and "The Great Wall". The youngest daughter, Zhang Man, developed her career abroad.
Daniel Zhang hand couple and Zhang Man
Liu Xiujie, who plays Lin Xia, the director of the Women's Rescue Association, has only starred in a few movies, but her simple and natural performance can touch many audiences and perform well. She is gentle when she says to Zhu Longguang in the film, "Pass the treasure, we must be careful"; she is firm when she says" "We want to fight the wolf, and we can't let the wolf bite". But in the later stages of Liu Xiujie's acting career, there is very little information that can be found, but the Lin Xia she portrayed has been fixed in the hearts of the audience. On July 27, 2020, Liu Xiujie passed away at the age of 87.
Wang Xiaozhong, a veteran actor with rich experience as a villain on the screen, played the Role of Japanese Army Commander Yamada in "Tunnel Warfare" this time. When Wang Xiaozhong was young, he studied at the "Fengtian Railway Academy" telecommunications college opened by the Japanese, and there were many teachers in the school who were retired soldiers, which I think is also the reason why he played a very thorough role in the image of Japanese soldiers, and he appeared on the screen many times as a Japanese, such as Nakamura, the chief of the special high-tech department in "The Eternal Wave", and the intelligence consultant Tada in "Wildfire Spring Wind Fighting Ancient City". But every role he plays is different, and in his opinion even supporting roles need to be carefully considered. On January 22, 2016, Wang Xiaozhong died of illness in Guangzhou at the age of 88.
Tang Binghui, commander of the Imperial Allied Forces, will be played by the famous actor Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang has loved acting since he was a child, and his interest in movies and dramas is particularly strong. He has starred in movies such as "Shining Red Star" and "Breakthrough wujiang", and has also created many classic images of gods, and left impressive lines, such as "I Hu Hansan is back again!" And "High, really high!" ”。
But he was in poor health in his later years: In 1995, Liu Jiang was diagnosed with a variety of cancers. But he was optimistic and cheerful, and instead starred in several movies, most of which were positive images. On May 1, 2020, Liu Jiang passed away in his sleep at the age of 95. This also means that the "five bad guys" on the screen: Ge Cunzhuang, Shu, Chen Qiang, Fang Hua and Liu Jiang have all bid farewell to the world.
There are also wonderful performances by a number of excellent supporting actors in the film, such as Zhu Qi, who plays Choi Lianchang, Han Handong, who plays Dakang, and Hu Zihe, who plays Niuwa. Zhu Qi died in 2007; Han Handong and Hu Ziru were both actors in the Cultural and Labor Troupe of the Political Department of the Engineering Corps, and Hu Ziru also served as the deputy captain of the drama team.
Tribute to the dedication of previous generations of artists to the cause of film in our country. Among the classic lines, such as "Quietly enter the village, shoot the gun no!" "Do you remember? I don't know how many plots in "Tunnel Warfare" the audience remembers? Welcome to interact with more netizens and fans through the message area. I am Hongxiu, thank you again for your attention, likes and sharing.
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