Chapter 25 Part Two: The life-threatening "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" is fresh and innovative

In 1963, "Thousands of Miles Against the Wind" produced by Zhujiang Film Studio used a novel angle that had never been involved in the Chinese film industry at that time. , was ordered to escort the captive officers above the school level to the station of the Liaodong Military Region. In the dangerous situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the enemy is on the back, our team overcame all kinds of difficulties, smashed the enemy's troubles, sabotage and various conspiracies, and finally arrived at the destination successfully . The novelty of this film refers to its perspective. Films of this kind, which reflect the theme of the Revolutionary War, constituted the shocking "main theme" of the Chinese film industry at that time. However, the description of escorting prisoners like this The play is still blank.At that time, "Soldiers Coming to the City", which reflected the liberation of Changchun, was launched by Changying Film Factory almost in the same year. It was the same as "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" in the 17 years before the "Cultural Revolution". . The screenwriter and director of "Thousands of Miles Against the Wind", as well as the courage of the crew to find a new way for art, under the serious interference of the ultra-leftist trend of thought at the time, sailed against the wind, trying to make this piece of real history that happened on the Northeast battlefield The story is put on the screen.

Somehow, it probably fulfilled the meaning of the film's title. When the script was reviewed and passed, there were more than one heated debates.At that time, a deputy director of the factory put forward a clear revision of the policy on the treatment of Kuomintang prisoners: "We give preferential treatment to disarmed prisoners, but we treat prisoners who set fire to guide enemy planes as counter-revolutionary and give preferential treatment. It is completely wrong." Some leaders also pointed out different opinions of one kind or another, and some people even resented it and launched attacks.From 1962 to 1963, Zhuying Film Studio started to mobilize the whole factory according to Director Wang Lanxi's affirmation of the literary script of "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" and the instruction spirit of "the whole factory should be oriented towards production". This film was the correct creative route at that time Under the guidance, he turned around and got back on his horse.

The screenwriter of the film, Zhou Wancheng, is an army playwright of the Zhanqi Repertory Troupe of the Guangzhou Military Region; the director Fang Yu was transferred from the Shanghai Film Studio to the Shandong Film Studio, and then joined the Pearl Film Studio after the merger of the two studios. He once directed Minjiang Orange Red ", "Shangrao Concentration Camp" (Associate Director), "Two Patrolmen", "The Man Who Dare to Think and Do" and other films; the photographer Yao Shiquan, like Fang Yu, also turned from south to north, and settled in Zhuying Studio. His black and white photography application and shooting skills enjoy a high reputation inside and outside the circle.The films directed by Fang Yu have two characteristics: first, he has deep feelings and strong human feelings. Lan Gu, Shu Yi, Fu Botang, these actors, apart from Bai Mu, were also transferred to Pearl Film Studio, and this time they were all re-recruited under the command of "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind"; He cherishes the first-class black-and-white photography, so the two collaborated many times.At that time, Fang Yu also chose Ma Yi, a young actor from the Wuhan People's Art Theater, to play the leading role as an instructor of our army. Ding Tiebao, a young student who had just graduated from the Shanghai Film Academy and returned to the factory, played the only female role in the film-the hygienist Zhu Xiaoling. Li Jianlin, who was later transferred to the Tianjin factory, Song Dewang, Wang Zheng, Jiang Rui, Guan Peng, Gang Xiaoguang and others from Zhuying Film Studio all joined the crew.The location of the film is in Fengcheng and Dandong in Northeast Liaoning. The crew experienced life while filming on the spot.The climate is cold and the body is unwell, repeated revisions during the filming process, especially the very prominent individual characteristics of the script, and even the 5 characters of our army instructor, Hu platoon leader, female health worker, and two soldiers portrayed in the film, and the enemy Some people questioned the ratio of the division commander, deputy division commander, medical officer, director of the political department, director of enemy workers, army commander, and cavalry company commander. serious disturbance.

The group portraits of the generals of the Chinese Communist Party and the two parties in the film have distinctive personalities, each has its own appearance, the innate script is mature, and coupled with the hard work of the selected actors, "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" was finally filmed at the end of December 1963.