Nie Er

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Nie Er

1962

1h 55m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

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.

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26 members

Acting

Zhao Dan

Nie Er

Acting

Ruifang Zhang

Zheng Leidian

Acting

Jun Jiang

Su Ping

Acting

Yongping Sun

Xiao long

Acting

Deng Nan

Lao Jiang

Acting

Zhao Shuyin

Jiang Sao

Acting

Wang Bei

Wan Qianhong

Acting

Xia Tian

Zhao Meinong

Acting

Gao Zheng

Li Tianyin

Acting

Han Tao

Cabaret boss

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Huang Zongying

Feng Feng

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Hong Xia

Gao Tianren

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Guan Hongda

Xiao Chou

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Han Fei

Sun Ying

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Chen Shu

Qian Yele

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Gao Bo

Kuang Wentao

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仲星火

Zhang Shu

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Min Zheng

Film company manager

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Hua Yang

Zhang Weiyuan

Writing

Li Tian-Ji

Examiner

Acting

Yu Fei

Military police

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Mao Lu

Pseudo mayor

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Wen Xiying

Old artist

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Baoluo Li

Wounded soldier

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Cao Duo

Unknown Role

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Shu Zhen

Qian Yele

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