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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.
Released
4/30/1962
Runtime
1h 55min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Mandarin
Production
Haiyan Film Studio 海燕电影制片厂
Cast
Zhao Dan
Nie Er
Ruifang Zhang
Zheng Leidian
Jun Jiang
Su Ping
Yongping Sun
Xiao long
Deng Nan
Lao Jiang
Zhao Shuyin
Jiang Sao
Wang Bei
Wan Qianhong
Xia Tian
Zhao Meinong
Gao Zheng
Li Tianyin
Han Tao
Cabaret boss
Huang Zongying
Feng Feng
Hong Xia
Gao Tianren
Guan Hongda
Xiao Chou
Han Fei
Sun Ying
Chen Shu
Qian Yele
Gao Bo
Kuang Wentao
Zhong Xinghuo
Zhang Shu
Min Zheng
Film company manager
Hua Yang
Zhang Weiyuan
Li Tian-Ji
Examiner
Yu Fei
Military police
Mao Lu
Pseudo mayor
Wen Xiying
Old artist
Baoluo Li
Wounded soldier
Cao Duo
Acting
Shu Zhen
Qian Yele
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