In the 1980s, domestic anti-special films emerged in an endless stream, including "405 Murder" with a box office of more than 100 million, and classic works such as "Blue Shield Safe" and "Special High School in Action" that everyone is more familiar with.
One of them is a movie about the police protecting state secrets, "The Handcuffed Passenger." The plot of the story twists and turns, the case is full of doubts, the murderer is at large, the police are chasing the murderer thousands of miles, and they are almost killed several times.
In addition to telling the story of the police handling the case, the film also shows a strong sense of camaraderie, and the film's interlude "Camel Bell", full of affectionate melody, has been sung to this day, and has become the memory of a generation together with the film.
01, the reconnaissance hero to prove innocence for thousands of miles to pursue the murderer
The film is produced by Beijing Film Studio, is Yu Yang's first self-directed and self-acting film, the story takes place in a special period, reconnaissance hero Liu Jie was beaten into a capitalist faction by the rebels, and was framed by colleague Su Zhe to steal the latest A13 fuel developed by the state for launching missiles, in order to prove his innocence, Liu Jie escaped from prison to find out the truth.
Liu Jie followed Su Zhe to a grotto, and Liu Jie was knocked unconscious by Su Zhe and his gang, and sent Liu Jie, who had passed out, to a crematorium to destroy the body. Fortunately, Liu Jie woke up in time and left the crematorium smoothly.
Liu Jie followed Su Zhe all the way to the train, and with the help of Wei Xiaoming, Liu Jie sneaked into Su Zhe's sleeper, and Liu Jie was pushed off the train during the fight.
Wei Ziheng, director of the Weishan County Public Security Bureau, who received the arrest order, rushed to the scene of the crime and arrested Liu Jie. During the escort, Liu Jie took the opportunity to escape and came to Wei Ziheng's home.
Liu Jie told Wei Ziheng about the incident, the misunderstanding was solved, and the next day Wei Ziheng sent Liu Jie away from Weishan County.
Liu Jie meets Wei Xiaoming again, and the two catch up with Su Zhe in a hotel on the border, but Liu Jie falls into a trap designed by Su Zhe, and Su Zhe flees to the border with the help of the hotel's accomplices.
The two engaged in a deadly struggle at the border line, Liu Jie was exhausted, unable to defeat Su Zhe, seeing that Su Zhe was about to cross the national border, just at this time, Wei Ziheng and others arrived, captured Su Zhe, and recovered the fuel.
In the end, Liu Jie was still handcuffed by Vice Minister Ge and escorted to the plane. Although Wei Xiaoming, Zhang Qiang, and others knew the truth of the matter, they could do nothing but watch as the reconnaissance hero was taken away as a criminal.
The end of the film is stifling, the hero's ending is slightly sad, the story may not be perfect, but it is the most realistic portrayal of that era, so differentiated treatment, reflecting the profound imprint of the times, accustomed to seeing the hero's story across the world, and watching "Handcuffed Passenger" really makes the audience feel sad, but also makes the audience more impressed.
As soon as the film was released, it was warmly welcomed by the audience, and behind the fiery screen of the work, it was a painstaking effort by the team behind Yu Yang and others.
02, many times polished the script, the male protagonist wrote his own lines
In 1979, Yu Yang saw the literary script of "Handcuffed Passenger" for the first time, because he was also a veteran scout, so the story of the reconnaissance hero Liu Jie in the script was very resonant with himself, and Yu Yang was excited to find the director of the Beijing Film Studio at that time, planning to make this story into a movie, and the two of them immediately hit it off and began the preparation of the film.
First of all, in the stage of polishing the script, the story of the original script was depicted by Soviet agents, due to the international situation at that time, in order to ensure the smooth release of the film, only modifications could be made, but the camel scene in the original script could not be presented, and the image of the camel was a very important factor in shaping the character image.
In order to protect both, Yu Yanghe and the screenwriter changed the route of the secret agent's escape to detour from the northwest all the way to the south and leave the Golden Triangle region, so as to retain the role of the camel, and the southern scenery can also make the movie picture more beautiful.
After some polishing, the script was quite mature, but Yu Yang felt that the lines of the script lacked the characteristics of the times, because he came from that era and knew the way people spoke and the tone of voice at that time, so he personally went to the battlefield and revised the dialogue from beginning to end.
So there is the sentence of the train conductor on the train: What ingredient? Liu Jie replied: Poor peasants, this classic line, is very characteristic of the times, and after the release of the film, it has also resonated with many audiences.
In order to pursue the realism of the film, in the filming process of the scene where Liu Jie and Wei Ziheng told the truth, the director Yu Yang used real wine, two people who were comrades-in-arms, a glass of wine under the belly, Yu Yang's eye sockets were moist, Yin Zhiming's eyes were also red, the two completed the performance with tears, and the presentation of this scene in the film was also quite real, filming the deep feelings of mutual trust and mutual support between comrades-in-arms.
The whole film is full of strong comradeship, especially the soundtrack "Camel Bell" in the film shows the friendship between Liu Jie and Wei Ziheng in the film, in order to create this theme song, Yu Yang and the music master Wang Liping at that time survived for several days and nights, and finally created the affectionate "Camel Bell".
With the release of the film, the song "Camel Bell" was also widely sung, touching countless audiences. Nowadays, whenever you hear the familiar melody of "Camel Bell", you can always take people back to that era and relive the stories and emotions of that era.
03, Yu Yang won the national honor, Cai Ming surprise starred
It's been 41 years since the film's release, and the actors in the film are getting old.
Born in 1930, Mr. Yu Yang stepped into the film industry at the age of 17 and participated in films such as "Leave Him to Fight Old Jiang", "Mountain Bell Ringing Horse Gang", "Song of Youth" and other films, and won the honorary title of "Twenty-two Movie Stars" in 1962.
Yu Yang was 50 years old when he played Liu Jie, and there were many close-quarters fighting scenes in the movie, and Yu Yang insisted on not using a stand-in when shooting these scenes, personally fighting, and his professionalism as an actor was admirable.
The movies starring Mr. Yu Yang, such as "Hero Tiger Guts", "Song of Youth", "Storm", etc., have left a deep impression on the audience and become a classic of the times.
In 2010, Yu Yang, who has been an artist for decades, won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival Awards Ceremony, and in 2017, Yu Yang, who is more than 80 years old, participated in the film "Everything Like You" directed by Huang Hong, providing a wonderful performance for the audience and friends.
There is also a well-known actor in the film, that is, The teacher Cai Ming, who plays Wei Xiaoming, before becoming a regular guest of the Spring Festival Gala, Cai Ming was also an excellent film actor.
In 1973, at the age of 12, Xiao Cai Ming was selected by the then big director Xie Tieli to star in the movie "Haixia", and then was favored by Wang Yang, director of the Beijing Film Studio, and was specially recruited into the Beijing Film Studio, becoming the youngest actor in the factory.
Cai Ming was only 19 years old when he played Wei Xiaoming, but his acting skills were already very mature, and Wei Xiaoming in the film was playful and cute, eccentric, and the role was very likable, and it also became Cai Ming's classic screen role.
After Wei Xiaoming, Cai Ming stepped into the comedy performance industry through the guidance of Chen Peisi, and in 1991, he appeared on CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and since then he has become a regular guest of the Spring Festival Gala, in the thirty years of sketch performance career, Teacher Cai Ming created the image of the Spring Festival Gala such as "Sister Ma" and "Old Lady with Poisonous Tongue", and brought laughter to everyone every year on Chinese New Year's Eve night.
Whether it is Mr. Yu Yanglao, or Teacher Cai Ming, or other actors in the film, they all deserve our respect, because their joint efforts have contributed the most classic films and film and television works for us.
Although they are now in their prime, their youth is gone. But their former works have accompanied each of us in our youth. (Author: Pippi Shrimp)