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2012 | DIRECTED BY XIAOGANG FENG

Back to 1942

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Movie Stats
Year
2012
Runtime
 145 minutes (2 hrs 25 mins)
Select Cast
Adrien Brody
Guoli Zhang
Hanyu Zhang
Wei Fan
Yuanzheng Feng
Fan Xu
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First viewed:
19th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
10th Jul 2026
Total views:
53
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
30th November 2012
13 years 8 months 13 days ago
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $312 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
39,190 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 30th Nov '12
  • Debut weekend: 21st Dec '12
  • Debut position: 63
  • Highest position: 63
  • Debut gross: $9.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
xiaogang feng Xiaogang Feng
Starring
Guoli ZhangMaster Fan Dianyuan
Hanyu ZhangBrother Sim
Wei FanLao Ma
Yuanzheng FengXia Lu
Fan XuHua Zhi
Daoming ChenChiang Kai-shek
Xuejian LiLi Peiji
Jingyi YaoLingdang
Jiale PengLiubao
Qian LiMaster Fan's Daughter-in-Law
Huifang YuanMaster Fan's Wife
Shaohua ZhangXia Lu's Mother
Ziwen WangXing Xing
Mo ZhangShuan Zhu
Yi ZhaoMaster Fan's Son
Shu ZhangDong Jiayao
Xiaojie TianOfficer
Lan KeSoong May-ling
Guoqiang ZhangGuo Jiquao
Zhen YuJiang Dingwen
Morning ChangChang / Tao-fan
Yongjian LinCounty Magistrate
Tim RobbinsBishop Megan
xiaogang fengAdrien BrodyTheodore Harold White
Yihong DuanChen Bulei
Nathaniel BoydAmerican Embassy Translator
Chun Du
Zhong LuZhang Fang's mother
Zhenyu QiaoSecretary Han
Alec SuT. V. Soong (aka Soong Tse-ven)
Guangyu XuTrain station owner
Jiahui YangOrphan girl
Alfred HsingRefugee
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UK Box Office Chart History
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North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
63
Weeks top 15
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Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$311,952
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
21 Dec 2012
63▼
$9,414
$300,464
28 Dec 2012
77▼
$2,138
$308,871
4 Jan 2013
87▼
$1,068
$311,952

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Genres
Drama
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  • Brazil Brazil
  • Malaysia Malaysia
  • China China
  • Poland Poland
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Chile Chile
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News from around the web
Manisha Koirala recalls life-changing role in 1942: A Love Story  Telangana Today Sat, 8th August 2026

My Best Friend Anne Frank  filmreviewdaily.com Tue, 19th May 2026

Back to 1942 – review  The Guardian Sun, 11th November 2012

War and Famine Meet in a Chinese Province in the ’40s (Published 2012)  The New York Times Thu, 29th November 2012

Back to 1942 (Yi Jiu Si Er): Film Review  The Hollywood Reporter Mon, 12th November 2012

‘Back to 1942’ feels distant: Movie capsule  Los Angeles Times Thu, 29th November 2012

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