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Life and Death 1946

Life and Death 1946

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Top Cast

Wen Xingyu

Wen Xingyu

Xue Enyuan

Liao Jingsheng

Liao Jingsheng

Ling Shaoqian

Sha Jingchang

Sha Jingchang

Zhang Lei

Zhang Jingsheng

Zhang Jingsheng

Shi Jingyang

Dong Ziwu

Dong Ziwu

Wu Guozhi

Themes & Keywords

spychina civil war

About Life and Death 1946

Life and Death 1946 is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of spy, china civil war. it stars Wen Xingyu, Liao Jingsheng, Sha Jingchang.

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