Mulan Joins the Army (1928 film)
| Mulan Joins the Army | |
|---|---|
| 木蘭從軍 | |
| Directed by | Hou Yao |
| Based on | Ballad of Mulan |
| Starring | Li Dandan |
Production company | |
Release date | 1928 |
| Country | China |
| Language | Silent |
| Budget | 30,000 yuan |
Mulan Joins the Army (Chinese: 木蘭從軍; pinyin: Mulan Congjun) is a 1928 Chinese film directed by Hou Yao for the China Sun Motion Picture Company.[1] China Sun invested 30,000 yuan to send a 20-member crew to Northern China to make use of four hundred soldiers during filming. Unfortunately for China Sun, the film was beaten to release in 1927 by competitor Tianyi Film Company's Hua Mulan Joins the Army (Hua Mulan Congjun), which was directed by Li Pingqian and starred Hu Shan, the younger sister of the famed Hu Die.[2]
This film is believed to be a lost film.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Li Dandan as Hua Mulan
- Liang Menghen (梁夢痕)
- Lim Cho Cho (林楚楚)
References[edit]
- ^ 方明光 Fang Mingguang 海上旧梦影 2003 - Page 81 "《木兰从军》在 1928 年就由侯曜编导拍过 ..."
- ^ Yingjin Zhang Chinese National Cinema 2004- Page 42 "For instance, in 1927 Minxin invested 30,000 yuan, sent a twenty-member crew to Northern China and enlisted four hundred army soldiers in shooting Mulan Joins the Army (Mulan congjun, dir. Hou Yao, 1928; 10 reels). Their six-month hard work proved a box-office disaster because Tianyi had released its Hua Mulan Joins the Army (Hua Mulan congjun, dir. Li Pingqian, 1927;"
- ^ "Hua Mulan: a screen chronology". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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