Zhang Junxiang () (December 27, 1910Sources 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. – 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.
Zhang died in Shanghai in 1996.
Selected filmography
As director
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes1947Diary of a Homecoming还乡日记1947The Great Son-In-Law乘龙快婿Also known as Lucky Homecoming1950Red Banner on the Emerald Ridge翠岗红旗1954Huai shang ren jia淮上人家1962Fire on the Plain燎原1964Doctor Bethune 白求恩大夫1977Da qing zhan ge大庆战歌1982Da ze long she大泽龙蛇
As screenwriter YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes1947Cheng long kuai xu乘龙快婿1947Hai xiang ri ji还乡日记1951Reunion after Victory胜利重逢1954Letter with Feather鸡毛信1964Doctor Bethune 白求恩大夫
References
External links
Chinese Movie Database - Zhang Junxiang