An Old Man and His Dog
| An Old Man and His Dog | |
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| 老人与狗 | |
| Directed by | Xie Jin |
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| Based on | 邢老汉和狗的故事 (trans. The Story of Old Man Xing and the Dog) by Zhang Xianliang |
| Produced by | Zhigu Cheng |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Chunbao Wei |
| Music by | Yongji Wang |
Release date | 1993 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
An Old Man and His Dog (Chinese: 老人与狗; pinyin: lǎorényǔgǒu) is a 1993 Chinese drama film directed by Xie Jin which stars Xie Tian, Baocheng Gao, Jin Meng, Siqin Gaowa, and Feng Enhe. It is based on the novel of the same name by Zhang Xianliang.[1]
Plot[edit]
Set in the Chinese Cultural Revolution period in Northwest China, Old Xing lives all on his own, with his big yellow dog day by day. One day, an endemic woman comes with a group of famine victims, Xing takes them in and gets a feeling of "family". After having some conversation, Xing knows that the woman comes from a plentiful village family and that she has her mother and child at home. The woman agrees to stay because of Xing's continuous persuasion. The woman then suddenly receives a family letter after days of living together and leaves when Xing goes out and Xing becomes lonely again. He stays with his big yellow dog and waits for the woman to come back.[copyright violation?]
Cast[edit]
- Xie Tian as Old Xing
- Siqin Gaowa as Kuang Yuqing
- Baocheng Gao as Old Wei
- Feng Enhe as Wei Tiangui
- Jin Meng as Ma Sanpo
Controversy[edit]
In March 1993, during filming, Xie Jin struggled with finding a dog suitable for An Old Man And His Dog so he unknowingly approved Cheng Peng, a serial killer, and one of his dogs.[2] He allowed Cheng to stay on set and help his dog perform in some of the scenes, with the payoff that he was cast as the body double for the main actor, Xie Tian, being filmed in some of the scenes in which the protagonist rides on horseback.[3][4]
Later when it was discovered that Cheng Peng was a serial killer, the film was banned for two decades after its release, but the ban was rescinded sometime during the 2010s.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "老人与狗的背后：主人动手，恶狗吃肉，拍完谢晋电影后人狗皆枪毙" [Behind the Old Man and the Dog: The owner took action and the evil dog ate the meat. After filming Xie Jin’s movie, both the man and the dog were shot.]. Sina Corporation (in Chinese). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "宁夏"狗食人"案：主人杀人恶犬吃肉，被处决前还参演过电影" [Ningxia "dog cannibalism" case: the owner murdered and fed his victims to his vicious dog, and also participated in a movie before being executed]. Sohu. 13 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b "《老人与狗》为何被禁27年？恶狗吃过人肉，凶手拍完电影后 ..." [Why was "The Old Man and the Dog" banned for 27 years? The evil dog ate human flesh, and after the murderer finished filming the movie...]. Sohu (in Chinese). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "1993年,他带狗参演电影《老人与狗》,拍完后人狗都被判处了死刑" [In 1993, he took his dog to participate in the movie "The Old Man and the Dog". After the filming, both humans and dogs were sentenced to death.]. Sina Corporation (in Chinese). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
