Mao Zedong 1949 (Chinese: 决胜时刻) is a 2019 Chinese historical film directed by Huang Jianxin and Ning Haiqiang. The film stars Tang Guoqiang as Mao Zedong, alongside Liu Jing, Huang Jingyu and Wang Likun. The film picks up the history of the leaders of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, as they prepare to establish the People's Republic at a villa in Beijing's Fragrant Hills in 1949. The film was released in China on September 20, 2019.[1]
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Traditional | 決勝時刻 |
Simplified | 决胜时刻 |
Mandarin | Juéshèng Shíkè |
Directed by | Huang Jianxin Ning Haiqiang |
Written by | He Jiping Huang Xin Wang Qingwei |
Produced by | Huang Jianxin |
Starring | Tang Guoqiang Liu Jing Huang Jingyu Wang Likun |
Production company | Bona Film Group Limited |
Distributed by | Bona Film Group Limited Alibaba Pictures Huaxia Film Distribution Wanda Group |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Huang Jianxin (The Founding of a Republic and The Founding of a Party) was hired as director.
The film was shot on a tight schedule of 67 days.[2]
Mao Zedong 1949 was slated for release on September 12, 2019, in China but was postponed to September 20, 2019.[3] The film premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 19, 2019, and opened in China on September 20, 2019.
Douban, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the drama 6.9 out of 10.
The film grossed in over 4 million yuan (565,531 U.S. dollars) at the Chinese box office on its opening weekend, according to statistics released by Maoyan, a Chinese film database and ticketing platform.[4]