The Battle of Dingjunshan (film)
| The Battle of Dingjunshan | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional | 定軍山 |
| Simplified | 定军山 |
| Mandarin | Dìngjūn Shān |
| Directed by | Ren Qingtai |
| Written by | Luo Guanzhong |
| Starring | Tan Xinpei |
Production company |
Fengtai Photography |
Release dates |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Battle of Dingjunshan is a 1905 Chinese film directed by Ren Qingtai (任庆泰) aka Ren Jingfeng (任景丰）. The film was made by Beijing's Fengtai Photography (simplified Chinese: 丰泰照相馆; traditional Chinese: 丰泰照相館).[1] It was based on an episode in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and starred Tan Xinpei (simplified Chinese: 谭鑫培; traditional Chinese: 譚鑫培). It is sometimes translated as Conquering the Jun Mountain.
The film consisted of a recording of a Beijing opera performance of the Battle of Mount Dingjun and constitutes the first Chinese film ever made.[2]
The only print was destroyed in a fire in the late 1940s.
See also
- List of media adaptations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Shadow Magic - a 2000 US-China co-production based on the (fictitious) events leading to this first Chinese feature film, starring Xia Yu and Jared Harris.
References
- ↑ Hu, Jubin (2003). Projecting a nation: Chinese national cinema before 1949, Hong Kong University Press, p 39.
- ↑ Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "The Fifth Generation" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 128. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
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