Night in Jinling () is a 1985 Chinese film. It was directed by Qian Jiang, the son of

Qian Zhuangfei Qian Zhuangfei (; 1895/96 – 1935) was a Chinese doctor, film director and Communist secret agent. After the Kuomintang (KMT) began its suppression of the Communists in 1927, Qian infiltrated the KMT secret service, and in 1931 intercepted a t ...

Plot

In 1927,

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

and the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

turned against the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) and initiated the Shanghai massacre. Qian Zhuangfei left his home in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

and went to

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. Qian entered the service of Xu Enzeng, a cousin of Chen Lifu. In 1931,

Gu Shunzhang Gu Shunzhang (; 1903 – 1934), born Gu Fengming was an early leader, spymaster, and defector of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Sent to Soviet Russia to train in espionage, Gu was chosen by Zhou Enlai to lead the CCP's first intelligenc ...

, CCP security chief, was captured by the Kuomintang and defected, betraying many other CCP members. Qian manages to warn

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 J ...

but is himself betrayed by Gu Shunzhang.

Cast

*Kong Xiangyu as

*Zhu Decheng as

*Wang Tiecheng as

*Sun Feihu as

*Liu Jian as Chen Lifu *Zhu Mingzi as Zhang Zhenhua, Qian Zhuangfei's wife *Ai Junmai as Xu Enzeng *Qiu Hewei as

Li Kenong Li Kenong (; 1899–1962) was a Chinese general and politician, one of the creators of the security and intelligence apparatus of both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army. Notably, he served as Director of the Ce ...

*Tan Tianxian as

Hu Di Hu Di (; 1905 – September 1935) was a Chinese filmmaker and Communist secret agent during the Republic of China era. After the Kuomintang (KMT) began its suppression of the Communists in 1927, Hu worked as a mole in the Kuomintang secret serv ...

*Wang Biao as Cai Mengjian

External links

''Nights in Nanjing''
at the Chinese Movie Database 1985 films Chinese historical films Chinese drama films 1980s Mandarin-language films Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s Films set in China Films shot in China Cultural depictions of Chiang Kai-shek Cultural depictions of Zhou Enlai {{China-film-stub