1911 (film)

1911 (Chinese: 辛亥革命, also known as Xinhai Revolution and The 1911 Revolution), is a 2011 Chinese historical drama film about the 1911 Revolution in China, produced to commemorate the revolution's 100th anniversary. Directed by Jackie Chan and Zhang Li, the film stars Chan in his 100th film as an actor, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Winston Chao, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen, Hu Ge, and Chan's son Jaycee Chan. It was released on 23 September 2011 in mainland China and on 29 September in Hong Kong; it also opened on the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival later in October.

1911
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese辛亥革命
Simplified Chinese辛亥革命
Literal meaningXinhai Revolution
Directed by
Written by
  • Wang Xingdong
  • Chen Baoguang
Produced by
  • Wang Zhebin
  • Wang Tinyun
  • Bi Shulin
Starring
CinematographyHuang Wei
Edited byYang Hongyu
Music byDing Wei
Production
companies
  • JCE Movies Limited
  • Chang Ying Film Group Corporation
  • Shanghai Film Group Corporation
  • Shanghai Film Studio
  • Beijing Alnair Culture & Media
  • Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
  • Jackie Chan International Cinema Culture Holdings
  • Xiaoxiang Film Studio
  • China City Construction Holding Group
  • Hebei Film Studio
  • Tainjin North Film Group
  • Media Asia Films
  • Huaxia Film Distribution
  • Jackie and JJ Productions
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions (Hong Kong)
Huaxia Film Distribution
East Film & TV Distribution (China)
Release dates
  • 23 September 2011 (2011-09-23) (China)
  • 29 September 2011 (2011-09-29) (Hong Kong)
Running time
125 minutes
Countries
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
LanguagesMandarin
English
BudgetUS$30 million

1911 received mainly negative reviews from Western film critics, who criticized its unengaging propagandistic depiction of the revolution but commended its cinematography.

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