People of the Grasslands

Overview

The People on the Grassland is one of the earliest “minority nationality films” produced in the PRC. It features Mongolian herders who serve the people in the struggle against the forces of the KMT. The film was released in China in 1953 and became particularly well-known for its songs and theme-music.

Cast

Rina Ma

Sa Ren Ge Wa

En Hesen

Bu Sang

Xiaofei Sun

Lu Ma

Security bureau chief

Yu Daiqin

Ma's mother

Juguang Zhang

Shouqing Lu

Wande Zhao

Ganbu Qi

Qi An

Ma Yu Suo Na

Lu Chao

Yishu Bai

Er Changlin

Village head