Director:
The poor working people living at the bottom settled down along both sides of the stinking ditch. This group of people who had been deprived of their dignity struggled to survive amidst persecution / humiliation / disease and death. The people had no access to tap water and had to drink bitter water from wells. They had to run half a mile to go to the toilet. Whenever the rainy season comes / the water in the stinky ditches surges and overflows / entering the homes of the poor / causing an unpleasant stench and unspeakable suffering. Cheng Baoqing (played by Shi Zhi) / an old artist who is called a "madman" / is down and out and angry. He relies on his wife Cheng Niangzi (played by Yu Lan) to sell cigarettes. He likes Xiao Niuzi / a clever and lovely girl from the Ding family / the most. The inhumane old society makes it impossible for people to see hope for the future. Liberation ushered in the blink of an eye / and the people of Longxugou finally ushered in a new world where they could stand up and become masters... This film is adapted from the play of the same name created by Lao She.
Cast:
Suzhi / Ye Zhongyin / Zhang Fa / Yu Lan
解放前的老北京城，天桥东边有一条臭水沟——龙须沟。生活在最底层的穷苦劳动人民沿着臭水沟两岸安家落户，这群被剥夺了尊严的人们在迫害、屈辱、疾病和死亡的夹逼中艰难求生。百姓们喝不上自来水，只能饮井里的苦水，上趟厕所还得跑半里地。每当雨季到来，臭水沟的水高涨泛滥，进入贫民的家中，臭不可闻，苦不堪言。被人喊成“疯子”的老艺人程宝庆（于是之 饰）落魄愤懑，他依靠老婆程娘子（于蓝 饰）卖香烟度日，最喜欢丁家那