Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd
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Great Wall Studio was Hong Kong's leading left-wing studio and one committed to making progressive mandarin films with social content as well as entertainment value.
[edit] Overview
In 1948, Zhang Shan Kun co-founded with Yuan Yang An the Great Wall Pictures Corporation. The momentum for developing a Mandarin film industry was established but Zhang and Yuen departed company when the finances and administration of Great Wall became influenced by events happening in China. Yuan stayed in the reorganised Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd, which became identified with left-wing tendencies.
Well known for their patriotism towards mainland China, Great Wall often collaborated with Feng Huang (Phoenix) Motion Picture Co and it was the pioneer studio in the early 1950s.
[edit] Notable Directors and Actors
There are many veterans and talents from China who joined the studio, In the meanwhile, lots of acting talents and directors are cultivated too.
Directors:
- Li Ping Qian
- Cheng Bu Gao
- Yuan Yang An
- Cheung Yam Yin
- Huang Yu
- Hu Hsiao Fung
- Wen Yi Min
- Jin Yong
Actors:
- Fu Che (also known as Fu Qi, also director and producer)
- Hsia Moon (also known as Xia Meng, Miranda Yang, also producer)
- Shi Hui (also known as Shek Hwei)
- Chen Si Si
- Jiang Han
- Zhang Zheng
- Guan Shan
- Gao Yuan
- Li Tziang
- Wei Wei
- Paw Hee Jing
- Bao Fong
- Zhu Hong
- Wang Bao Zhen
- Ping Fan
- Gong Qiu Xia
- Feng Lin
- Fang Ping
- Yu Wan Fei
- Qiu Ping
- Chen Juan Juan
- Liang Shan
- Lan Qing
- Zhang Bing Qian
[edit] Present
In 1982, Great Wall merged with Feng Huang and Sun Luen Film Co as Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd.
