Mao Zedong 1949 () 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.
Cast
Tang Guoqiang as Mao Zedong
Liu Jing as Zhou Enlai
Huang Jingyu as Chen Youfu
Wang Likun as Meng Yu
Qin Lan as Song Qingling
Du Jiang as Regimental commander
Ma Tianyu as War correspondent
Lin Yongjian as Nie Rongzhen
Zhang Hanyu as Mao Renfeng
Ma Xiaowei as Chiang Kaishek
Pu Cunxin as Li Zongren
Liu Zhibing as Zhang Zhizhong
Gao Shuguang as Bai Chongxi
Wang Wufu as Zhu De
Liu Sha as Liu Shaoqi
Wang Jian as Ren Bishi
Zhang Zijian as Li Kenong
Lü Xing as Chiang Chingkuo
Audrey Duo as Li Ne
Zhou Tao as Song Meiling
Nie Yuan as Luo Ruiqing
Wu Haochen as Mao Anying
Wu Gang as
Hu Wenge as Mei Lanfang
Zhao Yi as Lin Biao
Zhang Jianya as Li Zheng
Ma Lun as Zhang Shizhao
Li Shilong as
Cheng Zhiping as Cheng Siyuan
Huang Wei as Deng Yingchao
Zhao Ningyu as Ye Fei
Gao Ge as
Shi Xin as Deng Xiaoping
Ye Jin as Ye Jianying
Gao Zheng as Tian Jiaying
Yuan Zhongxian as Huang Shaohong
Cheng Guodong as Liu Fei
Production
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.
Release
Mao Zedong 1949 was slated for release on September 12, 2019, in China but was postponed to September 20, 2019. The film premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 19, 2019, and opened in China on September 20, 2019.
Reception
Douban, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the drama 6.9 out of 10.
Box office
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.