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The Black Cannon Incident (1985)

Original title: 黑炮事件

1985-01-01 · 1h 34m · ZH
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A bumbling factory translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

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Huang JianxinDirectorZhang XianliangWriter

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Gerhard OlschewskiGerhard OlschewskiHans SchmidtYang FengliangYang FengliangChen Hao-xiangYang YazhouYang YazhouFeng LiangcaiLiu ZifengLiu ZifengZhao ShuxinWang YiWang YiZhou YuzhenGao MingGao MingLi RenzhongGe HuiGe HuiWu KegongWang BeilongWang BeilongWang HongyeXie WeiXie WeiLiu YumeiZhao XiulingZhao XiulingZhao's Girlfriend

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference96505Actor preference531378 · 463564 · 500435Country preferenceCnDecade preference1980

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What is The Black Cannon Incident about?

A bumbling factory translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

How long is The Black Cannon Incident?

The Black Cannon Incident has a runtime of 94 minutes.