Movie

Nie Er

Released: April 30, 1962 (1962)

Runtime: 115 minutes

Genres: Drama, Music

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Zhao Dan as Nie Er
Age at release: 46
Deng Nan as Lao Jiang
Age at release: 46
Han Tao as Cabaret boss
Age at release: 46
Ruifang Zhang as Zheng Leidian
Age at release: 43
Jun Jiang as Su Ping
Age at release: 42
Xia Tian as Zhao Meinong
Age at release: 42
Gao Zheng as Li Tianyin
Age at release: 40
Zhao Shuyin as Jiang Sao
Age at release: 39
Yongping Sun as Xiao long
Age at release: 32
Wang Bei as Wan Qianhong
Age at release: 31

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Baoluo Li as Wounded soldier
Age at release: 51
Guan Hongda as Xiao Chou
Age at release: 48
Min Zheng as Film company manager
Age at release: 48
Mao Lu as Pseudo mayor
Age at release: 48
Hua Yang as Zhang Weiyuan
Age at release: 47
Han Fei as Sun Ying
Age at release: 43
Gao Bo as Kuang Wentao
Age at release: 43
Wen Xiying as Old artist
Age at release: 42
Chen Shu as Qian Yele
Age at release: 41
Yu Fei as Military police
Age at release: 40
Xinghuo Zhong as Zhang Shu
Age at release: 38
Huang Zongying as Feng Feng
Age at release: 36
Cao Duo
Age at release: 32
Hong Xia as Gao Tianren
Age at release: 30
Shu Zhen as Qian Yele
Age at release: Unknown