Ruifang Zhang

Li Shuangshuang (1962)

In this delightful comedy, a cheerful farmer's wife (post-Revolution superstar Zhang Ruifang) in a village commune puts her marriage in jeopardy when she takes her cadre spirit a little too far.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ren Lu
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Xinghuo Zhong  •  Kanger Li  •  Zhang Wenrong

In this delightful comedy, a cheerful farmer's wife (post-Revolution superstar Zhang Ruifang) in a village commune puts her marriage in jeopardy when she takes her cadre spirit a little too far.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ren Lu
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Xinghuo Zhong  •  Kanger Li  •  Zhang Wenrong

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Orders
CAST:  Tony Rayns  •  Sun Yu  •  Shen Fu  •  Huang Shaofen

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Orders
CAST:  Tony Rayns  •  Sun Yu  •  Shen Fu  •  Huang Shaofen

T Province in 1984 & 1985 (1986)

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DIRECTION:  Yang Yanjin
CAST:  Da Shichang  •  Wang Weiping  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  Lu Fei

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DIRECTION:  Yang Yanjin
CAST:  Da Shichang  •  Wang Weiping  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  Lu Fei

Along the Sungari River (1947)

Unfortunate events beset a poor Chinese girl as she escapes from invading Japanese forces, narrowly avoids being raped, and seeks solace in a neighboring village.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jin Shan
CAST:  Peijie Xia  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  Chen Zhenzhong  •  Yiping Mang

Unfortunate events beset a poor Chinese girl as she escapes from invading Japanese forces, narrowly avoids being raped, and seeks solace in a neighboring village.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jin Shan
CAST:  Peijie Xia  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  Chen Zhenzhong  •  Yiping Mang

From Victory to Victory (1952)

In 1947, the Chinese Red Army sets a trap for the Nationalist forces in Jiangsu province.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cheng Yin  •  Xiaodan Tang
CAST:  Ge Chen  •  Feng Zhe  •  Wang Li  •  Huada Tang

In 1947, the Chinese Red Army sets a trap for the Nationalist forces in Jiangsu province.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cheng Yin  •  Xiaodan Tang
CAST:  Ge Chen  •  Feng Zhe  •  Wang Li  •  Huada Tang

Family (1957)

Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chen Xihe  •  Ye Ming
CAST:  Wei Heling  •  Jiang Rui  •  Cheng Zhi  •  Dai Yun

Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chen Xihe  •  Ye Ming
CAST:  Wei Heling  •  Jiang Rui  •  Cheng Zhi  •  Dai Yun

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  •  Jun Jiang  •  Guan Hongda

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  •  Jun Jiang  •  Guan Hongda

The Mother (1957)

Based on the novel "Mother" by Maxim Gorky, about the hardships of a peasant laborer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ling Zifeng
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Jin Yan  •  Qin Wen  •  Zhang Yi

Based on the novel "Mother" by Maxim Gorky, about the hardships of a peasant laborer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ling Zifeng
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Jin Yan  •  Qin Wen  •  Zhang Yi

东亚之光 (1940)

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DIRECTION:  Feiguang He
CAST:  Zheng Jun-li  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  George Wang

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DIRECTION:  Feiguang He
CAST:  Zheng Jun-li  •  Ruifang Zhang  •  George Wang

凤凰之歌 (1957)

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DIRECTION:  Zhao Ming
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Ming Li  •  Wang Jing'an  •  Fang Shan

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DIRECTION:  Zhao Ming
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Ming Li  •  Wang Jing'an  •  Fang Shan

年青的一代 (1965)

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DIRECTION:  Zhihao Ling  •  Zhang Huijun
CAST:  Bi Jianchang  •  Da Shichang  •  Li Xiuming  •  Ruifang Zhang

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DIRECTION:  Zhihao Ling  •  Zhang Huijun
CAST:  Bi Jianchang  •  Da Shichang  •  Li Xiuming  •  Ruifang Zhang

Nian qing de yi dai (1976)

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DIRECTION:  Zhihao Ling  •  Zhang Huijun
CAST:  Li Yan  •  Li Xiuming  •  Da Shichang  •  Ruifang Zhang

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DIRECTION:  Zhihao Ling  •  Zhang Huijun
CAST:  Li Yan  •  Li Xiuming  •  Da Shichang  •  Ruifang Zhang

Wan zi qian hong zong shi chun (1959)

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DIRECTION:  Shen Fu
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Sha Li  •  Wang Yi  •  Xuepeng Fan

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DIRECTION:  Shen Fu
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Sha Li  •  Wang Yi  •  Xuepeng Fan

Roar! The Yellow River (1979)

The "Gang of Four" wants to stop a troup from performing the "Yellow River Cantata".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shen Yan  •  Jia Shihong
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Liu Shangxian  •  Liang Yuru

The "Gang of Four" wants to stop a troup from performing the "Yellow River Cantata".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shen Yan  •  Jia Shihong
CAST:  Ruifang Zhang  •  Liu Shangxian  •  Liang Yuru

春节大联欢 (1956)

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DIRECTION:  Xie Jin  •  Lin Nong  •  Cen Fan  •  Yingdong Wang  •  Zhang Junxian
CAST:  Zhenqing Guo  •  Qi An  •  Guo Lanying  •  新凤霞

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DIRECTION:  Xie Jin  •  Lin Nong  •  Cen Fan  •  Yingdong Wang  •  Zhang Junxian
CAST:  Zhenqing Guo  •  Qi An  •  Guo Lanying  •  新凤霞