Director Long Van of 'Saigon Special Forces' passes away at the age of 87

(VTC News) -

Director Long Van - who made the movie Saigon Special Forces passed away at the age of 87 in the hospital.

Confirming with VTC News reporter, screenwriter Trinh Thanh Nha said that director Long Van passed away today (December 24) at the hospital. She said that artist Kim Cuong - director Long Van's wife was very heartbroken and cried a lot when her husband passed away.

Director Long Van.

Director Long Van was born in 1936 in Hanoi . He and his family then joined the resistance in Thai Nguyen.

At the age of 14, director Long Van was sent to Nanning, China to study. In 1955, he graduated from Pedagogy and worked as a teacher until later switching to cinema.

He belongs to the generation of directors who matured before 1975. After graduating, he spent 15 years working as an assistant director for senior directors such as Pham Ky Nam, Huy Thanh, Bach Diep, Nong Ich Dat...

His first film as a director was The Call Forward in 1979, written by writer Phu Thang and which won an award at the Moscow International Film Festival. This was followed by the films The Meeting Place of Love and For All Tomorrow.

However, it was not until Saigon Special Forces, the first color film of Vietnamese cinema, premiered in 1985 with 4 episodes named respectively Rendezvous, Quietness, Storm, Return My Name, that the name Long Van became known to everyone.

Not only having a successful career, director Long Van is also known as the perfect husband with his partner - artist Kim Cuong.

After all the glory of his career, he is happy to have a loving wife who takes care of his health day and night, and a successful daughter who takes care of his old age.

Tung Thanh

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