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.
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
Xinghuo Zhong
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
Unknown
Shu Zhen
Qian Yele
Crew
Zheng Jun-li
Director, Writer
Sujiang Wang
Writer
Ling Yue
Writer
Chaosheng Zhu
Editor
Congzhou Luo
Director of Photography
Huang Shaofen
Director of Photography
Qianli Qian
Assistant Director
Yuhou Yue
Makeup Artist
Jianghai Wu
Sound Recordist
Ge Yan
Original Music Composer
Shangyi Han
Art Designer
Boxun Zhou
Production Manager