The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South (1997) featured a cast of 27 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (69%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Zhang Yunli, age 92. This film starred Gu Yue and Sun Weimin.
69% still with us· verified cast42% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 69% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast27 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gu Yue 毛泽东 | 毛泽东 | Deceased | 26/12/1937 | 67 | 02/07/2005 | 60 |
 Sun Weimin 周恩来 | 周恩来 | Living | 14/07/1955 | 71 | — | 42 |
Zhao Hengduo 蒋介石 | 蒋介石 | Deceased | 01/10/1930 | 70 | 01/06/2001 | 67 |
| 林彪 | Deceased | 01/01/1936 | 86 | 14/03/2022 | 61 | |
| 白崇禧 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| 陈赓 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Shao Honglai 李宗仁 | 李宗仁 | Deceased | 01/08/1933 | 83 | 19/07/2017 | 64 |
| 萧克 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| 肖劲光 | Living | 01/01/1951 | 75 | — | 46 | |
 Ma Qun 程潜 | 程潜 | Presumed Deceased | 01/01/1926 | 100 | — | 71 |
 Cao Peichang 陈明仁 | 陈明仁 | Living | 29/05/1945 | 81 | — | 52 |
| 邓华 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Zhang Yunli 叶剑英 | 叶剑英 | Living | 18/03/1934 | 92 | — | 63 |
 Cui Kefa 程子华 | 程子华 | Living | 01/02/1938 | 88 | — | 59 |
 Huang Meiying 陈明仁妻 | 陈明仁妻 | Living | 07/07/1950 | 76 | — | 47 |
| 张淦 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Wang Yuejin 英雄团长 | 英雄团长 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 黄杰 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Han Zaixing 熊新民 | 熊新民 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 夏威 | Living | 03/07/1943 | 83 | — | 54 | |
Yonggui Wang 李本一 | 李本一 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Liu Boying 邓达之 | 邓达之 | Living | 01/01/1953 | 73 | — | 44 |
Zhang Fuyuan 胖处长 | 胖处长 | Living | 01/01/1955 | 71 | — | 42 |
 Zhou Yihua 黑脸营长 | 黑脸营长 | Deceased | — | — | 11/01/2022 | — |
| 刘安琪 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Xu Weiping 梁局长 | 梁局长 | Living | 01/01/1960 | 66 | — | 37 |
 Xu Feng 程思远 | 程思远 | Living | 01/11/1957 | 68 | — | 40 |
