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Theatrical release poster
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Traditional | 辛亥革命 |
Simplified | 辛亥革命 |
Mandarin | Xīnhài Gémìng |
Cantonese | San1 Hoi6 Gaap3 Ming6 |
Directed by |
Jackie Chan Zhang Li |
Produced by | Wang Zhebin Wang Tinyun Bi Shulin |
Written by | Wang Xingdong Chen Baoguang |
Starring |
Jackie Chan Winston Chao Li Bingbing |
Music by | Ding Wei |
Cinematography | Zhang Li Huang Wei |
Edited by | Yang Hongyu |
Production
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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 |
Distributed by |
Media Asia Distributions (Hong Kong) Huaxia Film Distribution East Film & TV Distribution (China) |
Release date
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Running time
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125 minutes |
Country | China Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin English |
Budget | US$30 million |
1911, also known as Xinhai Revolution and The 1911 Revolution, is a 2011 Chinese historical drama film. The film is a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. It is also Jackie Chan's 100th film in his career. Besides starring in it, Chan is also the executive producer and co-director of the film. Co-stars include Chan's son Jaycee Chan, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Joan Chen and Hu Ge. This film was selected to open the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival.
The story closely follows key events of the Xinhai Revolution, with focus on Huang Xing and Sun Yat-sen. It begins with the Wuchang Uprising of 1911 and follows through historical events such as the Second Guangzhou Uprising on 27 April 1911, the deaths of the 72 martyrs, the election of Sun Yat-sen as the provisional president of the new Provisional Republic of China, the abdication of the last Qing dynasty emperor Puyi on 12 February 1912, and Yuan Shikai becoming the new provisional president in Beijing on 10 March 1912.
Production started on 29 September 2010 in Fuxin, Liaoning, where a camera rolling ceremony was held. After half a year of intense production, it wrapped up on 20 March 2011 in Sanya, Hainan.