Zhang Junxiang
| Zhang Junxiang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 December 1910 |
| Died | 14 November 1996 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1947-1982 |
Zhang Junxiang (simplified Chinese: 张骏祥; traditional Chinese: 張駿祥; pinyin: Zhāng Jùnxiáng) (December 27, 1910[1] – November 14, 1996) was a Chinese film director and playwright. Born in Zhenjiang in China's Jiangsu province, Zhang was educated first at Tsinghua University in Beijing, then at Yale University in the United States.
Zhang acted in the 1982 film Da ze long she, about an armed conflict between coal miners and management set in the 1920s. In addition to this he also wrote the 1954 war film Letter with Feather. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
Zhang died in Shanghai in 1996.
Selected filmography
As director
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Diary of a Homecoming | 还乡日记 | |
| 1947 | The Great Son-In-Law | 乘龙快婿 | Also known as Lucky Homecoming |
| 1950 | Red Banner on the Emerald Ridge | 翠岗红旗 | |
| 1954 | Huai shang ren jia | 淮上人家 | |
| 1962 | Fire on the Plain | 燎原 | |
| 1964 | Doctor Bethune | 白求恩大夫 | |
| 1977 | Da qing zhan ge | 大庆战歌 | |
| 1982 | Da ze long she | 大泽龙蛇 |
As screenwriter
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Cheng long kuai xu | 乘龙快婿 | |
| 1947 | Hai xiang ri ji | 还乡日记 | |
| 1951 | Reunion after Victory | 胜利重逢 | |
| 1954 | Letter with Feather | 鸡毛信 | |
| 1964 | Doctor Bethune | 白求恩大夫 | |
References
- ↑ Sources are unclear as to the exact year of birth, with numbers ranging anywhere from 1909 to 1911. Oddly enough Encyclopædia Britannica uses both 1910 and 1909 at various points.
- ↑ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-10-27.