1911 (film)

1911
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese辛亥革命
Simplified Chinese辛亥革命
Literal meaningXinhai Revolution
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnhài gémìng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSan1 Hoi6 Gaap3 Ming6
Directed by
Written by
  • Wang Xingdong
  • Chen Baoguang
Produced by
  • Wang Zhebin
  • Wang Tinyun
  • Bi Shulin
Starring
CinematographyHuang Wei
Edited byYang Hongyu
Music byDing Wei
Production
companies
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions (Hong Kong)
Huaxia Film Distribution
East Film & TV Distribution (China)
Release dates
  • 23 September 2011 (2011-09-23) (China)
  • 29 September 2011 (2011-09-29) (Hong Kong[1])
Running time
125 minutes
Countries
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
LanguagesCantonese
English
Mandarin
BudgetUS$30 million[2]

1911 (Chinese: 辛亥革命, also known as Xinhai Revolution and The 1911 Revolution in the worldwide), is a 2011 Chinese historical drama film starring and directed by Jackie Chan in his 100th film as an actor,[3] and co-directed by Zhang Li. The film is about the 1911 Revolution in China,[4] produced to commemorate the revolution's 100th anniversary. The film co-stars, Winston Chao, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen, Hu Ge, and Chan's real life son Jaycee Chan. The film was released on 23 September 2011 in mainland China and on 29 September in Hong Kong; it also opened on the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival later in October.[5]

1911 received mainly negative reviews from Western film critics, who criticized its unengaging propagandistic depiction of the revolution but commended its cinematography.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Jackie Chan's '1911' Added as Second Opening Film for Tokyo Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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  4. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 131. ISBN 978-1908215017. Retrieved on 6 May 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference festival was invoked but never defined (see the help page).