The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest (1998) featured a cast of 24 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (70%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yang Ciyu, age 97. This film starred Gu Yue and Zhao Hengduo.
70% still with us· verified cast29% of full cast · incl. 14 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 70% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 66 yrs
Deaths by Year
2001
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2011
Cast24 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gu Yue 毛泽东 | 毛泽东 | Deceased | 26/12/1937 | 67 | 02/07/2005 | 61 |
Zhao Hengduo 蒋介石 | 蒋介石 | Deceased | 01/10/1930 | 70 | 01/06/2001 | 68 |
| 朱德 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Lu Qi 邓小平 | 邓小平 | Living | 21/08/1953 | 73 | — | 45 |
 Xuecheng Fu 刘伯承 | 刘伯承 | Living | 01/01/1936 | 90 | — | 62 |
| 贺龙 | Deceased | 01/01/1950 | 61 | 15/03/2011 | 48 | |
 Xu Guangming 胡宗南 | 胡宗南 | Living | 01/05/1944 | 82 | — | 54 |
Fengbin Wang 宋希濂 | 宋希濂 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 李达 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Yao Jude 团长 | 团长 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Xilong Hu 陈克非 | 陈克非 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 钟彬 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Yang Ciyu 刘文辉 | 刘文辉 | Living | 10/02/1929 | 97 | — | 69 |
Ding Xiaoyi 邓锡侯 | 邓锡侯 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 张群 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Zhi Zhao 李文 | 李文 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Guohua Li 罗广文 | 罗广文 | Living | 01/01/1946 | 80 | — | 52 |
Shouyi Guan 斐昌会 | 斐昌会 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yang Jun 二连长 | 二连长 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 七班长 | Living | 01/08/1966 | 60 | — | 32 | |
Peng Zhidong 王铁汉 | 王铁汉 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tang Gaoqi 张伯英 | 张伯英 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 老朱 | Living | 01/04/1953 | 73 | — | 45 | |
Yuan Zhishun 铁路专家 | 铁路专家 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
