Evening Bell (1989)

Name: Evening Bell
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1989-03-27

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

Taking place in the immediate aftermath of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Evening Bell follows a small platoon of five Chinese soldiers who must negotiate a devastated landscape, burying bodies, disarming mines, and eventually facing off against a starving band of Japanese soldiers who do not yet know that the war has ended.

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Cast & Crew.

Tao Zeru

Sun Min

Ge Yaming

Zhou Qi

Actor

Cong Peixin

中尉

Liu Ruolei

Wu Ziniu

Screenplay / Director

Hou Yong

Director of Photography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 27, 1989

Original Name
晚钟

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Genres
Drama War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Evening Bell is a 1988 Chinese war film directed by Wu Ziniu. The film stars Tao Zeru, Chong Peipei, and others, and was produced in part by the August First Film Studio, a production company associated with the People's Liberation Army.

It was one of three war films Wu directed in 1988, the other two being Joyous Heroes, and its sequel Between Life and Death.