Nie Er (1962)
Shot in gorgeous color, this fascinating communist flipside to fifties Hollywood music biopics chronicles the life and tragic early death of Nie Er, the composer of the PRC’s national anthem.
Director: Zheng Jun-li
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Zhao Dan as Nie Er |
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Ruifang Zhang as Zheng Leidian |
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Jun Jiang as Su Ping |
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Yongping Sun as Xiao long |
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Deng Nan as Lao Jiang |
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Zhao Shuyin as Jiang Sao |
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Wang Bei as Wan Qianhong |
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Xia Tian as Zhao Meinong |
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Gao Zheng as Li Tianyin |
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Han Tao as Cabaret boss |
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Huang Zongying as Feng Feng |
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Hong Xia as Gao Tianren |
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Guan Hongda as Xiao Chou |
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Han Fei as Sun Ying |
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Chen Shu as Qian Yele |
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Gao Bo as Kuang Wentao |
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Zhong Xinghuo as Zhang Shu |
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Min Zheng as Film company manager |
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Hua Yang as Zhang Weiyuan |
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Li Tian-Ji as Examiner |
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Yu Fei as Military police |
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Mao Lu as Pseudo mayor |
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Wen Xiying as Old artist |
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Baoluo Li as Wounded soldier |
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Cao Duo as |
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Shu Zhen as Qian Yele |
| Writing | Sujiang Wang | Writer |
| Writing | Ling Yue | Writer |
| Writing | Zheng Jun-li | Writer |
| Camera | Huang Shaofen | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Congzhou Luo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chaosheng Zhu | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yuhou Yue | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Qianli Qian | Assistant Director |
| Production | Boxun Zhou | Production Manager |
| Art | Shangyi Han | Art Designer |
| Sound | Jianghai Wu | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Zheng Jun-li | Director |
| Sound | Ge Yan | Original Music Composer |