Hong Xia

Life of a Beijing Policeman (1950)

Fifty years of modern Chinese history (1900-1950), including wars, revolutions and corrupt politics, as seen through the life and times of a simple Beijing policeman and his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shi Hui
CAST:  Shi Hui  •  Wei Heling  •  Cui Chaoming  •  Shen Yang

Fifty years of modern Chinese history (1900-1950), including wars, revolutions and corrupt politics, as seen through the life and times of a simple Beijing policeman and his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shi Hui
CAST:  Shi Hui  •  Wei Heling  •  Cui Chaoming  •  Shen Yang

The Watch (1950)

Homeless country boy Calf lives on the streets of Shanghai with his friends Big Cat and Little Mouse. One day, he steals an expensive watch from an elderly street vendor, a theft which leads to a physical confrontation with his friends and his subsequent arrest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Zuolin
CAST:  Cheng Zhi  •  Cui Chaoming  •  Dan Ni  •  Hong Xia

Homeless country boy Calf lives on the streets of Shanghai with his friends Big Cat and Little Mouse. One day, he steals an expensive watch from an elderly street vendor, a theft which leads to a physical confrontation with his friends and his subsequent arrest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Zuolin
CAST:  Cheng Zhi  •  Cui Chaoming  •  Dan Ni  •  Hong Xia

Secret Post in Canton (1957)

A special agent of frontier force in Canton tries to find a spy called aunt Mei.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lu Jue
CAST:  Yang Weiru  •  Di Fan  •  Hong Xia  •  Feng Zhe

A special agent of frontier force in Canton tries to find a spy called aunt Mei.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lu Jue
CAST:  Yang Weiru  •  Di Fan  •  Hong Xia  •  Feng Zhe

Nie Er (1962)

Shot in gorgeous color, this fascinating communist flipside to fifties Hollywood music biopics chronicles the life and tragic early death of Nie Er, the composer of the PRC’s national anthem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zheng Jun-li
CAST:  Zhao Dan  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  Guan Hongda  •  Jun Jiang

Shot in gorgeous color, this fascinating communist flipside to fifties Hollywood music biopics chronicles the life and tragic early death of Nie Er, the composer of the PRC’s national anthem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zheng Jun-li
CAST:  Zhao Dan  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  Guan Hongda  •  Jun Jiang

Window to America (1952)

A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shi Hui  •  Huang Zuolin  •  Yu Zhongying  •  Ye Ming
CAST:  Yu Fei  •  Shi Hui  •  Chen Shu  •  Hong Xia

A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shi Hui  •  Huang Zuolin  •  Yu Zhongying  •  Ye Ming
CAST:  Yu Fei  •  Shi Hui  •  Chen Shu  •  Hong Xia

New Story of an Old Soldier (1959)

A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shen Fu
CAST:  Cao Duo  •  Chen Shu  •  Yongping Sun  •  Cui Wei

A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shen Fu
CAST:  Cao Duo  •  Chen Shu  •  Yongping Sun  •  Cui Wei

Li Jun A Hero in the River (1945)

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DIRECTION:  Wang Yuan-Long
CAST:  Jingbo Li  •  Hong Xia  •  Wang Yuan-Long

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DIRECTION:  Wang Yuan-Long
CAST:  Jingbo Li  •  Hong Xia  •  Wang Yuan-Long

一帆风顺 (1948)

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DIRECTION:  Yunwei Ying  •  Wu Tian
CAST:  Hong Xia  •  Ling Yun  •  Shu Yi  •  Wen Xiying

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DIRECTION:  Yunwei Ying  •  Wu Tian
CAST:  Hong Xia  •  Ling Yun  •  Shu Yi  •  Wen Xiying

摩雅傣 (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Xu Tao
CAST:  Qin Yi  •  Wei Heling  •  Kang Tai  •  Xia Tian

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DIRECTION:  Xu Tao
CAST:  Qin Yi  •  Wei Heling  •  Kang Tai  •  Xia Tian

Fu Shi (1950)

During the war against Japan, a young woman fell into the enemy's spy organization, and engaged in a series of espionage activities, before being inspired by members of the Communist Pary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Zuolin
CAST:  Shi Hui  •  Cui Chaoming  •  Dan Ni  •  Yu Zhongying

During the war against Japan, a young woman fell into the enemy's spy organization, and engaged in a series of espionage activities, before being inspired by members of the Communist Pary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Zuolin
CAST:  Shi Hui  •  Cui Chaoming  •  Dan Ni  •  Yu Zhongying