Nie Er backdrop

Nie Er 1962 Directed by Zheng Jun-li 聂耳

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.

Country China
Production Country China
Language Mandarin
Spoken Language Mandarin
Release Date 30 April 1962
115 mins
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
Shu Zhen Qian Yele
Crew
Director
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Cinematography
Composer
Editor
Makeup Artist
Assistant Director