The cast and crew include Jiang Wen, Ge You, Chow Yun-fat, Carina Lau, Chen Kun, Zhang Mo, Jiang Wu, Zhou Yun, Liao Fan, Shao Bing, Hu Jun, Miao Pu, Feng Xiaogang, Hu Ming, Du Yiheng, Bai Bing, Zhao Ming, Yao Lu, Wei Xiao, Yang Qiyu, Ma Ke, Li Jing.

Jiang Wen plays Zhang Muzhi, Chow Yun-fat plays Huang Silang, Ge You plays Lao Tang, Carina Lau plays the county magistrate's wife, Chen Kun plays Hu Wan, Zhou Yun plays Hua Jie, Liao Fan plays the third child, Jiang Wu plays the martial arts judge, Shao Bing plays the second child, Yao Lu plays the role of Hu Qian, Du Yiheng plays the fourth child, Yang Qiyu plays the role of Hu Bai, Li Jing plays the fifth child, and Hu Ming plays Sun Shouyi.

Movie Highlights

Ge You wore a wig in the film, so the makeup time was very long. Sometimes he would not take off his makeup for several days if it was too troublesome.

Many of the lines in the film were changed on the spot. This made Chow Yun-fat feel very unhappy and struggled with it for half a month.

Before the filming of the film started, Jiang Wen had already started to exercise to lose weight and pay attention to diet control. Jiang Wen successfully lost 20 pounds after filming the film.

Jia Zhangke said that he was invited to play a role before the film was launched, but later had to give up because the role became a woman.

Until he joined the cast, Feng Xiaogang didn’t know his role and had never read the script. When Jiang Wen suggested changing his hairstyle, Feng Xiaogang immediately agreed.

The film uses music from the movie "The Sun Also Rises".

The creative team gave Feng Xiaogang a mohawk-style haircut. Jiang Wen also specially prepared a pair of rimless round glasses for Feng Xiaogang.

The role of "Martial Arts Man" was first finalized by another actor, but he did not come in the end, so Jiang Wu was cast to play the role.

Producer Ma Ke plays the role of Ma Bond's eight-year-old son in the film, and the actor holding a gun and playing mahjong shouting "Huh!" is Jiang Wen's father.