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Ren Pengnian

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Ren Pengnian (1894–1968) was a director who created the first standard-length narrative film in China. He started a film company in 1926 called Dongfang Film Studio.[1]

Ren filmed over forty films during his career as a director. He also starred in some of the films he directed. Ren Pengnian's film, Yan Ruisheng was the first narrative film in China to be of full-length.[1] The movie was based on a real murder that occurred in Shanghai.[1]

Films[1][2][3]
Year Movie Title
1919 The Gambler
1919 The Dilemma
1920 Li Dashao
1920 Robbery en Route
1920 Fierce Backward Glance
1920 Winning Gold in the Wild Mountains
1920 Winning First Prize
1921 A Stupid Son-in-Law's Birthday Greetings
1921 The Woman of the Wicker House
1921 Han Da Catches a Thief
1921 Yan Ruisheng
1922 The Lotus Falls
1922 Talking Lost Property
1922 Righteousness before Family
1922 The Filial Woman's Soup
1922 An Empty Dream
1922 The Good Brothers
1923 Patriotic Umbrella
1923 By Pine and Cypress
1925 Misfortune in the Realm of Love
1925 Stepmother's Tears
1926 The Tale of Lijing
1926 A Workman's Wife
1928 Fang Shiyu Takes Up the Challenge
1928 Through the Milky Way
1929 Uproar at Mount Wutai
1927–1928 The Picture of the Eight Beauties of Jiaxing

(3 parts);

directed with Ren Yutian and Chen Hanping

1928 Di Qing Causes Uproar in the Wanhua Tower
1930 Strange Destiny in the Robber's Lair
1931–1932 Mistress of the Spear (6 parts)
1931 The Destruction of Fierce Tiger Town
1931 The Flying General
1931 The Heroine Black Peony
1933 A Real Man
1933 Her Heart
1933 Letter Written in Blood
1933 Secret in the Picture
1933 Evil Neighbor
1934 The Person in the Curtains
1935 Dazed and Crazy

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tan, Ye (2012). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema. ProQuest: Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 46, 104, 116. ISBN 9780810879133.
  2. ^ "Feature Films, Operas and Cartoons/Lungometraggi, Film-Opera, Cartoni Animati". Griffithiana. Iss. 54: 7–54. 1995. ProQuest 217723313 – via ProQuest. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Shuk-ting, Kinnia Yau (2009). Japanese and Hong Kong Film Industries: Understanding the Origins of East Asian Film Networks. ProQuest. pp. 53, 55. ISBN 9780203874271.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  • [1]Ren Pengnian. IMDB.