To Live (1994): Cast & Box Office
To Live is a 1994 romantic drama directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Ge You as Xu Fugui, Gong Li and Guo Tao. It runs 2 hours 13 minutes and earned $2.3 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 13m (133 min)
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Original language
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Chinese - Studio
- Shanghai Film Studio
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is To Live About?
The premise of To Live without spoilers.
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
To Live Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- chinese history
- family saga
- cultural revolution
- puppet show
- china
- epic
- 1940s
- gambling
- capitalist
- chinese opera
- mao tse tung
- accidental death
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- shadow play
- mute
- death in childbirth
- gambling addiction
- chinese cultural revolution
- 1960s
- 1950s
- communism
- iron
- piggyback ride
- epic drama
- asia
- chiang kai shek character
- communist
- social justice
- coming of age
- two word title
- mutism
- child abuse
- starving
- sadness
- hands held in the air
- liberation
- wrestling
- writing
- reference to quotations from chairman mao
- medicine
- airplane
- train
- rice
- toilet
- bathhouse
- truck
- promise
- refugee
- dumpling
- government
- cannon
To Live Cast & Characters
Ge You leads the cast as Xu Fugui, with Gong Li as Xu Jiazhen and Guo Tao as Chunsheng. Directed by Zhang Yimou; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Zhang Yimou
Also Starring in To Live
· 13 more- Ni Dahong Long'er
- Jiang Wu Wan Erxi
- Niu Ben Town Chief
- Huang Zongluo Fugui's Dad
- Li Lianyi Sgt. Lao Quan
- Su Yan Obstetric Nurse
- Dong Li-Fan
- Liu Tianchi Xu Fengxia
- Liu Yanjin Fugui's Mom
- Dong Fei Xu Youqing
- Zhao Yu-Xiu Physician Wang
- Xiao Jie Young Fengxia
- Zhang Kang Mantou
More from Zhang Yimou
More films directed by Zhang Yimou, best-rated first: Cliff Walkers, Article 20, Under the Light and Lady of the Dynasty.
To Live Box Office
To Live grossed $2.3 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2.3M
- US & Canada
- $2.3M
To Live Trailers & Videos
The trailer of To Live.
To Live Also Known As
30 alternative titles, including “Vivre” and “Leben!”.
- Also known as
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- Vivre
- Leben!
- Na zeis
- Lifetimes
- Tempo de Viver
- 인생
- Huozhe
- Huo zhe
- Να Ζεις
- زیستن
- برای زندگی
- Å leve
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- To Live With Difficulty
- Vivere!
- Vivre !
- ¡Vivir!
- Att leva
- Yaşamak
- 活きる
- 活著
- Жить
- סיפור חיים
- Να Ζείς
- În viață
- Tempos de Viver
- Żyć!, ცხოვრება
- Жити
- Élni
- ایام زندگی
- Phải Sống
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including To Live to Sing, Ju Dou and The Time to Live and the Time to Die.
To Live FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of To Live, each answered in a sentence.
How long is To Live?
To Live runs 2 hours 13 minutes (133 minutes).
When was To Live released?
To Live was released on May 17, 1994.
Who directed To Live?
To Live was directed by Zhang Yimou.
More films by Zhang Yimou Who is in the cast of To Live?
To Live stars Ge You as Xu Fugui, Gong Li as Xu Jiazhen and Guo Tao as Chunsheng, among 17 credited actors.
How much did To Live make at the box office?
To Live grossed $2.3 million worldwide.
Does To Live have a post-credit scene?
No. To Live has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is To Live in?
The original language of To Live is Chinese.
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