Nie Er
1962, Chinese. Directed by Zheng Jun-li.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 30 April 1962
- Original title
- 聂耳
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Sujiang Wang, Ling Yue, Zheng Jun-li
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Nie Er runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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Who directed Nie Er?
Nie Er (1962) was directed by Zheng Jun-li and stars Zhao Dan, Ruifang Zhang, Jun Jiang.