The Birth of New China

{{short description|1989 film}}

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| director = Li Qiankuan

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| writer = Li Qiankuan

| starring = Gu Yue

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1989}}

| runtime = 163 minutes

| country = China

| language = Mandarin

| gross = ¥100 million

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The Birth of New China ({{lang-zh|c=开国大典|p=kāiguó dàdiǎn|l=State Foundation Ceremony}}) is a 1989 Chinese drama film directed by Li Qiankuan.{{cite web |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=14052&display_set=eng |title=The Birth of New China |accessdate=6 September 2015 |work=hkmdb}} The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Cast

  • Fazeng Guo
  • Gu Yue
  • Huang Kai
  • Liu Huaizheng
  • Lü Qi
  • Niu Xingli
  • Sun Feihu
  • Chen Jiming

Box office

The film grossed ¥100 million ({{US$|{{To USD|100|CHN|year=1989|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in China.{{Cite book |last=王伟杰 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_IRAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA306 |date=2018-01-01 |publisher=Social Sciences Literature Press |isbn=978-7-5201-2573-4 |page=306 |language=zh |script-title=zh:冲突与引导:文化资源开发中的价值选择}}

See also

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