Beginning of the Great Revival, also titled as The Founding of a Party, is a 2011 Chinese film that tells the true story of the Chinese Revolution and the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party. The film was released to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the party's founding.
What the film covers:
- The fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.
- The rise of Sun Yat-sen, who overthrew the Qing Dynasty.
- The attempts of warlord Yuan Shikai to restore the monarchy.
- The May 4, 1919 student uprisings.
- The development of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping.
- The formation of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.
Who directed and starred in the film?
Director: Sanping Han and Jianxin Huang.
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, John Woo, Bingbing Fan, Daniel Wu, Angelababy, Michelle Ye Xuan, Ray Lui, Stephen Chow, Alex Fong Chung-sun, Nick Cheung, Wang Leehom, Tony Keung Ka-fai, Zhang Hanyu, Chang Chen, Jing Boran and Chen Kun.
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