A Great Start (1955)
Overview
An episode from the life of a metallurgical plant collective. Lu Zhong-kui, an advanced worker appointed as head of the smelting shop, initiates the re-equipment of the open-hearth furnace. The plant director and some specialists warn him that the furnace, built by Americans, is operating at maximum capacity. However, many refer to the experience of the Soviet people and support Lu. And then an accident occurs: steel bursts out of the furnace... This episode is full of drama, as is the entire story about the selfless and persistent struggle of a worker-promoter to fulfill the state plan.
Cast
Zhang Fa
Zhongkui Lu
Huada Tang
Xiangqun Chen
Chen Tianguo
Yonghua Li
Jin Yan
Minister Nie
Gao Zheng
Wenbin Lin
Lai Fan
Chengmo Tian
Wenshun Cui
Master Jiang
Xin Wang
Yueping Zhou
Deng Nan
Cui
Cao Duo
Qin Xiao
Shan Jiang
Qiugen Gu
Hong Ji
Jiarong Zhang
Shiming Zhi
Mu Lu
Zhao Yurong
Jing XiaoRecommendations
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