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| Traditional Chinese | 中國機長 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国机长 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | China's Captain | ||||||
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| Directed by | Andrew Lau | ||||||
| Written by | Yu Yonggan | ||||||
| Produced by | Peggy Lee Andrew Lau | ||||||
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| Cinematography | Andrew Lau Edmond Fung | ||||||
| Edited by | Azrael Chung Sun Chi-man Li Jianxiang | ||||||
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Chen Zhiyi | ||||||
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| Distributed by | Bona Film Group | ||||||
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Running time | 111 minutes | ||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||
| Box office | $411 million[1][2] | ||||||
The Captain (Chinese: 中国机长) is a 2019 Chinese disaster-adventure film co-produced, co-cinematographed and directed by Andrew Lau, which stars Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou, Du Jiang, Yuan Quan, Zhang Tian'ai, Li Qin, Zhang Yamei, and Yang Qiru.[3] The film is based on the Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 incident.[4] The film was released in China on September 30, 2019[5] and received generally positive reviews.
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- ^ Xu Wei (27 September 2019). "'The Captain' at a screen near you". shine.cn. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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- ^ Elaine Yau (2 October 2019). "Chinese national day holiday box office winners and losers: from My People, My Country to The Captain, patriotism rules". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 October 2019.