The Birth of New China

1989 film

The Birth of New China

Directed by| Li Qiankuan
Written by| Li Qiankuan
Starring| Gu Yue

Release date

* 1989 (1989)

Running time

| 163 minutes
Country| China
Language| Mandarin
Box office| ¥100 million

The Birth of New China (Chinese: 开国大典; pinyin: kāiguó dàdiǎn; lit. 'State Foundation Ceremony') is a 1989 Chinese drama film directed by Li Qiankuan.[1] The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

## Cast

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* Fazeng Guo
* Gu Yue
* Huang Kai
* Liu Huaizheng
* Lü Qi
* Niu Xingli
* Sun Feihu
* Chen Jiming

## Box office

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The film grossed ¥100 million ($27 million) in China.[3]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "The Birth of New China". hkmdb. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. ^ 王伟杰 (1 January 2018). 冲突与引导：文化资源开发中的价值选择 (in Chinese). Social Sciences Literature Press. p. 306\. ISBN 978-7-5201-2573-4.

## External links

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* The Birth of New China at IMDb

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Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* Effendi (1979)
* My Memories of Old Beijing (1983)
* Life (1984)
* Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1986)
* Hibiscus Town (1987)
* Red Sorghum (1988)
* The Birth of New China (1989)
* Ju Dou (1990)
* The Spring Festival (1991)
* The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
* Country Teachers (1993)
* Red Cherry (1995)
* Genghis Khan (1998)
* Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (1999)
* Breaking the Silence (2000)
* Hero (2002)
* Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
* House of Flying Daggers (2004)
* The Promise (2005)
* Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
* The Knot (2007)
* Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008 (2008)
* Forever Enthralled (2009)
* Aftershock (2010)
* The Flowers of War (2011)
* Caught in the Web (2012)
* Back to 1942 (2013)
* The Nightingale (2014)
* Go Away Mr. Tumor (2015)
* Xuanzang (2016)
* Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
* Hidden Man (2018)
* Ne Zha (2019)
* Leap (2020)
* Cliff Walkers (2021)
* Nice View (2022)
* The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)
* The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2024)

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