Zheng Junli | |||||||
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Born | Shanghai, China | December 6, 1911||||||
Died | April 23, 1969 | (aged 57)||||||
Occupation(s) | Film director, actor | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 鄭君里 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 郑君里 | ||||||
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Zheng Junli (December 6, 1911 – April 23, 1969) was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema. His films The Spring River Flows East and Crows and Sparrows are widely considered classics of Chinese cinema. He was severely persecuted during the Cultural Revolution and died in prison.