The Founding of a Party

The Founding of a Party
Traditional Chinese建黨偉業
Simplified Chinese建党伟业
Hanyu PinyinJiàn Dǎng Wěi Yè
Directed byHuang Jianxin
Han Sanping
Written byDong Zhe
Guo Junli
Huang Xin
Produced byHan Sanping
Edited byDerek Hui
Music byShu Nan
Ma Shangyou
Production
companies
Distributed byChina Film Group (mainland China)
China Lion Film Distribution (International)[1]
Release date
  • 15 June 2011 (2011-06-15)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

The Founding of a Party, alternatively titled in English Beginning of the Great Revival for its international release,[2][3] is a Chinese propaganda film[4][5][6][7][8] released in 2011 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.[9] The film is directed by Huang Jianxin and Han Sanping, both of whom also worked on the related film, The Founding of a Republic, which features a star-studded cast of Chinese actors, including Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat.[10][11] The film was created by the state-owned China Film Group and depicts the formation of the Chinese Communist Party, beginning with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 and ending with the Party's founding congress in 1921.[12]

  1. ^ Jonathan Landreth, 20 May 2011, China Lion to Release Chinese Communist Party Epic in North America, Australia, New Zealand Archived 24 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Hollywood Reporter
  2. ^ 10 June 2011, Epic story gets star-studded treatment Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Eastday. Original article from Shanghai Daily.
  3. ^ Patrick Frater, 21 May 2011, Party becomes Revival for int'l release Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Film Business Asia
  4. ^ "Beijing sees the power of cinema". South China Morning Post. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024. star-studded propaganda epic Beginning of the Great Revival,
  5. ^ Foster, Peter (30 June 2011). "China can't let go of Chairman Mao". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024. cinemas will show the state's latest star-studded propaganda epic, The Founding of a Party.
  6. ^ Simon, Brent (28 June 2011). "Beginning Of The Great Revival". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024. propagandistic telling of the origins of the Chinese Communist Party
  7. ^ Landreth, Jonathan (23 June 2011). "China's 'Revival' Takes over $16 Million in First Five Days". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2024. China's latest big propaganda movie, The Beginning of the Great Revival
  8. ^ Cai, Shenshen (10 January 2019). "Founding of a Republic and Beginning of the Great Revival". State Propaganda in China's Entertainment Industry. London: Routledge. pp. 38–53. doi:10.4324/9781315637082. ISBN 978-1-315-63708-2. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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  10. ^ Associated Press, 8 June 2011, China launches star-studded propaganda movie, Yahoo!
  11. ^ Brian Brooks, 8 June 2011, John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat Among Chinese Stars Who Pimp for Communist Party Blockbuster, indieWIRE
  12. ^ Chi-Chi Zhang. 'China takes no chances on blockbuster status of star-filled propaganda film 'Great Revival Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press, 9 June 2011