The Great Turning: Fighting Hard in Shan Dong (1996) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 16 (64%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Xuecheng Fu, age 90. This film starred Gu Yue and Sun Weimin.
64% still with us· verified cast41% of full cast · incl. 14 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 64% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gu Yue 毛泽东 | 毛泽东 | Deceased | 26/12/1937 | 67 | 02/07/2005 | 59 |
 Sun Weimin 周恩来 | 周恩来 | Living | 14/07/1955 | 71 | — | 41 |
 Sun Feihu 蒋介石 | 蒋介石 | Deceased | 27/09/1941 | 73 | 22/11/2014 | 55 |
Lu Xi 任弼时 | 任弼时 | Deceased | 16/03/1928 | 83 | 21/02/2012 | 68 |
 Lu Qi 邓小平 | 邓小平 | Living | 21/08/1953 | 73 | — | 43 |
 Xuecheng Fu 刘伯承 | 刘伯承 | Living | 01/01/1936 | 90 | — | 60 |
 Wu Jing 宋美龄 | 宋美龄 | Living | 01/07/1950 | 76 | — | 46 |
| 陈毅 | Deceased | 06/12/1938 | 64 | 07/11/2003 | 58 | |
| 粟裕 | Deceased | 01/01/1941 | 79 | 28/05/2020 | 55 | |
| 陈赓 | Living | 01/04/1952 | 74 | — | 44 | |
 Li Jinshui 林伯渠 | 林伯渠 | Deceased | 01/01/1929 | 86 | 01/01/2015 | 67 |
 Zong Liqun 彭德怀 | 彭德怀 | Deceased | 01/01/1950 | 73 | 14/04/2023 | 46 |
| 贺龙 | Deceased | 01/01/1950 | 61 | 15/03/2011 | 46 | |
Ma Yongsheng 李先念 | 李先念 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 张际春 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| 李达 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| 杨勇 | Deceased | — | — | — | — | |
Guangda Zhou 陈再道 | 陈再道 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ning Xiaozhi 陈锡联 | 陈锡联 | Living | 10/03/1954 | 72 | — | 42 |
Gong Heping 杜义德 | 杜义德 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 白崇禧 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Xu Guangming 顾祝同 | 顾祝同 | Living | 01/05/1944 | 82 | — | 52 |
 Jian Wu 宋瑞珂 | 宋瑞珂 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wang Jin 胡宗南 | 胡宗南 | Living | 18/07/1947 | 79 | — | 49 |
Huang Kelin 郭汝瑰 | 郭汝瑰 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Cui Kefa 俞济时 | 俞济时 | Living | 01/02/1938 | 88 | — | 58 |
Qin Zhao 蒋经国 | 蒋经国 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pang Min 叶霞翟 | 叶霞翟 | Living | 01/02/1956 | 70 | — | 40 |
| 杨处长 | Living | 01/04/1954 | 72 | — | 42 | |
| 柴处长 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| 肖旅长 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| 陈参谋 | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Niu Le 小周 | 小周 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 小郭 | Living | 08/04/1971 | 55 | — | 25 | |
| 赵福昌 | Living | 01/08/1966 | 60 | — | 30 | |
Liu Ruolei 张桂良 | 张桂良 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| 老大爷 | Presumed Deceased | 01/02/1923 | 103 | — | 73 | |
| 小芸 | Living | 17/02/1977 | 49 | — | 19 | |
 Zhang Shuangli 步兵连长 | 步兵连长 | Living | 17/09/1953 | 73 | — | 43 |
 Jin Xin 炮兵连长 | 炮兵连长 | Living | 01/03/1952 | 74 | — | 44 |
