Song of the Fishermen (1934)

Name: Song of the Fishermen
Genre: Drama
Released: 1934-04-06

56m

Running Time

Plot.

The story is about a fisherman's family living near to Shanghai. In the beginning, twin babies are born, a boy and a girl. Their growing-up is briefly sketched, and their friendship with "young master", a boy from rich family about their age.

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Release Date
April 6, 1934

Original Name
渔光曲

Status
Released

Running Time
56m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-06-09

Wiki.

Song of the Fishermen is an early Chinese silent film directed by Cai Chusheng in 1934, and produced by the Lianhua Film Company. The film, like many of the period, details the struggle of the poorer classes, in this case a family of fishermen who are forced to sing on the streets in order to survive.

A successful film, Song of the Fishermen played for 84 straight days in Shanghai. It was the first Chinese film to win a prize in an international film festival (Moscow Film Festival in 1935).