Crossroads
十字街頭
Synopsis
Four students in Shanghai have recently finished university. All are unemployed. Xu contemplates suicide but his friend Zhao talks him out of it. Zhao lives in a shabby room with just a flimsy wall of planks separating him from the room behind. Miss Yang, in town to take a factory job, moves in behind. Her nails into the wall knock Zhao's photos down. The unseen neighbours start playing tit for tat... Zhao gets a job as proofreader at a newspaper. He sees that pretty girl on the tram to work every day. He doesn't know her, but it's Miss Yang... Zhao is assigned to cover labour conditions for the paper. He is sent to a factory, the one where Miss Yang works...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shen Xiling
- Screenplay & Story
- Shen Xiling
- Original Score
- He Luting
- Original Title
- 十字街頭
- Country of Origin
- China
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- Mingxing Film Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shen Xiling
Shen Xiling
He Luting
Zhou Shimu, Yuru Wang
Chin Siu-Cheung, Han Huang
Department Leadership Roster
Shen Xiling
Director
Zhou Shimu
Director of Photography
Yuru Wang
Director of Photography
He Luting
Original Music Composer
Shen Xiling
Writer
Chin Siu-Cheung
Editor
Han Huang
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Crossroads
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What is Crossroads about?
Four students in Shanghai have recently finished university. All are unemployed. Xu contemplates suicide but his friend Zhao talks him out of it. Zhao lives in a shabby room with just a flimsy wall of planks separating him from the room behind. Miss Yang, in town to take a factory job, moves in behind. Her nails into the wall knock Zhao's photos down. The unseen neighbours start playing tit for tat... Zhao gets a job as proofreader at a newspaper. He sees that pretty girl on the tram to work every day. He doesn't know her, but it's Miss Yang... Zhao is assigned to cover labour conditions for the paper. He is sent to a factory, the one where Miss Yang works...
Who directed Crossroads?
Crossroads was directed by Shen Xiling.
Who stars in Crossroads?
The principal cast of Crossroads includes Zhao Dan, Yang Bai, Ying Yin, Meng Sha, Wu Yin.
When was Crossroads released and how long is it?
Crossroads was released in 1937 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for Crossroads?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Crossroads was composed by He Luting.