''The Bugle from Gutian'' () is a 2019 Chinese

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by Chen Li and starring Wang Renjun, Wang Zhifei, Liu Zhiyang,

Hu Bing Hu Bing (born February 14, 1971) is a Chinese actor, model, singer, designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese Male Model" title in 1991 and was the ...

Zhang Yishan Zhang Yishan (, born 5 May 1992) is a prominent Chinese actor and former child star. Zhang is noted for his roles as Liu Xing in the family sitcom ''Home with Kids'' (2004), and as the protagonist in the crime thriller ''Yu Zui'' (2016). Early l ...

Sun Weimin Sun Weimin (; born 14 July 1955) is a Chinese actor best known for typecasting Zhou Enlai in film and television. He first garnered recognition for his acting in 2013, when his performance in '' The Story of Zhou Enlai'' and earned him a Best Act ...

, and

Li Youbin Li Youbin (born 15 February 1958) is a Chinese actor known for his roles in military dramas. He is particularly known for playing the role of Li Yunlong in the war drama Drawing Sword based on the eponymous novel by Chinese writer Duliang (都� ...

. It is produced jointly by

August First Film Studio August First Film Studio, or Bayi Film Studio (Chinese: 八一电影制片厂; pinyin: ''Bāyī diànyǐng zhì piàn chǎng)'', is the only military film studio in China. It was founded on August 1, 1952 to film It is a comprehensive film studi ...

and Fujian Film Studio. It is based on the 1929

Gutian Congress The Gutian Congress or Gutian Conference () was the 9th meeting of the 4th Red Army and the first after the Nanchang Uprising and the subsequent southward flight of the rebel troops. It was convened in December 1929 in the town of Gutian in Shan ...

. The film premiered in China on August 1, 2019, to commemorate the establishment of 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

Cast

* Wang Renjun as

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

* Wang Zhifei as

Zhu De Zhu De (; ; also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party. Born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan, he was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...

* Liu Zhiyang as

Chen Yi Chen Yi may refer to: * Xuanzang (602–664), born as Chen Yi, Chinese Buddhist monk in Tang Dynasty * Chen Yi (Kuomintang) Chen Yi (; courtesy names Gongxia (公俠) and later Gongqia (公洽), sobriquet Tuisu (退素); May 3, 1883 – June ...

as Liu Angong *

Lin Biao ) , serviceyears = 1925–1971 , branch = People's Liberation Army , rank = Marshal of the People's Republic of China Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China , commands ...

as Tailor Lin *

as boss of paper mill * Dong Yue as

He Zizhen He Zizhen (; 20 September 1910 – 19 April 1984) was the third wife of Chairman Mao Zedong from 1928 to 1937. Early life and career He Zizhen was born in Yunshan (云山, now Yongxin County), Jiangxi, during the Qing dynasty and joined the C ...

* Zou Xianyu

Production

This film was shot in

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

province.

Release

The film premiered at the

Great Hall of the People The Great Hall of the People is a state building located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the ruling Chinese Co ...

on July 26, 2019, and opened in China on August 1, 2019.

Reception

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, the influential Chinese film reviews website, gave the drama 6.5 out of 10.

Accolades

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bugle from Gutian 2019 films 2010s Mandarin-language films Chinese historical films Films set in Fujian Films shot in Fujian 2010s historical films