''The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple'' () is a
lost Chinese silent film serial directed by
Zhang Shichuan
Zhang Shichuan (; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese featur ...
, widely considered to be the founding father of Chinese cinema. The film is adapted from the novel ''The Tale of the Extraordinary Swordsman''.
''The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple'', in 16 parts, is among the
longest films ever produced and the longest major release, running 27 hours in total. The
Mingxing Film Company
Mingxing Film Company (), also known as the Star Motion Picture Company, was one of the largest production companies during the 1920s, and 1930s in the Republican era. Founded in Shanghai, the company lasted from 1922 until 1937 when it was close ...
production was released in 19 feature-length parts between 1928 and 1931. No copies have survived. The craze of the film series eventually led 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 ...
to ban all
wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted ...
films by the early 1930s because wuxia was thought to be inciting anarchy and rebellion.
See also
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List of lost films
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List of longest films
This list of longest films is composed of films with a running time of 300 minutes (5 hours) or more.
Cinematic films
Note: Some releases are extended cuts or director's cuts, and are ranked according to the longest verified running time.
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References
External links
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1928 films
1929 films
1930 films
1931 films
Chinese silent films
Lost Chinese films
Film serials
Wuxia films
Films directed by Zhang Shichuan
Chinese black-and-white films
Chinese drama films
1928 lost films
1929 lost films
1930 lost films
1931 lost films
Lost drama films
Silent drama films
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