So many famous actors in this movie make it a must see
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) Chinese Movie Information
Title in Chinese –建党伟业
Title in Pinyin – jian dang wei ye
Genre – Historical
Subject/theme – Follows the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party
Region – Mainland China
Release dates
-Mainland China 15th June 2011
-Internationally 24th June 2011
Movie runtime – 118 minutes
Director – Huan Jianxin
Cast & Role Played – “Beginning of the Great Revival” has a very large star studded cast, only the most notable have been listed below}
Liu Ye – Mao Zedong
Tang Guoqiang – Older Mao Zedong
Chen Kun – Zhou Enlai
Li Qin – Yang Kaihui
Wen Zhang – Younger Deng Xiaoping
Huang Jue – Li Da
Liao Fan – Zhu De
Zhou Xun – Wang Huiwu
Cho Yun-fat – Yuan Shikai
Chang Chen – Chiang Kai-shek
Alex Fong – Yang Du
Daniel Wu – Hu Shih
Andy Lau – Cai E
Michelle Ye – Li lizhuang
Wang Luo Dan – Zhang Ruoming
John Woo – Lin Sen
Fan Bingbing – Yulong
Simon Yam – Unnamed
Story
“Beginning of the Great Revival” was created by the state owned China Film Group and based on one of the key political moments in China’s modern history in a country where political freedom of speech is, to be kind, still in its infancy. This background gives the story a very unique feel that is apparent throughout the whole movie.
The story itself starts in 1911 with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and finishes with the creation of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Li Dazhao, Chiang Kai-shek and others dream of a unified China and work to make that dream a reality while facing the turmoil of World War One, the loss of Qingdao and Kiaochow Bay to the Japanese and the plague of warlords that was sweeping over much of China.
