Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1

China Film Group's The Founding of a Republic (2009) demonstrated how what is essentially a period political drama could be molded into a movie event and commercial blockbuster. In 2011, the Republic co-directors Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin employ the formula again to create another sweeping historical epic in Beginning of the Great Revival, this time as a homage to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. While Republic dealt with the events leading up to the founding of the People's Republic of China by the Communist Party between 1945-49, Revival goes further back in time to tell how the Party itself was established in the first place. With bigger production values, the film depicts the tumultuous years in China after the fall of the Qing monarchy in 1911, chronicling the Xinhai Revolution, warlord Yuan Shikai's rise to power, the May Fourth Movement, the birth of the Communist Party in 1921, and other major historical events of the time interspersed with massive-scale set pieces of war and national uprisings.

For many audiences, the biggest draw of Revival lies in its extravagant ensemble cast, which reportedly consists of 178 top actors in starring or cameo roles. The focus of the story is on Liu Ye's young Mao Zedong and other Communist Party founders like Aloys Chen's Zhou Enlai, Feng Yuanzheng's Chen Duxiu, Zhang Jiaze's Li Dazhao, Liao Fan's Zhu De, and Han Geng's Deng Xiaoping. Other prominent historical figures include Chow Yun Fat's Yuan Shikai, Andy Lau's Cai E, Ma Shaohua's Sun Yat Sen, Zhang Hanyu's Song Jiaoren, Wang Xueqi's Cai Yuanpei, Nie Yuan's Chen Qimei, Dong Jie's Soong Ching Ling, Cecilia Han's Soong Mei Ling, and Chang Chen's Chiang Kai Shek. The star-studded roster goes on with Zhou Xun, Fan Bingbing, Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei, Deng Chao, Guo Xiaodong, Bai Bing, Yu Shaoqun, Wang Bo Chieh, Leehom Wang, Daniel Wu, Ray Lui, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Alex Fong, Michelle Ye, Angelababy, John Woo, and many more.

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Product Title:	Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) (DVD) (US Version) 建黨偉業 (2011) (DVD) (美國版) 建党伟业 (2011) (DVD) (美国版) 建黨偉業 (2011) (DVD) (US版) Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) (DVD) (US Version)
Also known as:	Founding of the Party Founding of the Party Founding of the Party Founding of the Party Founding of the Party
Artist Name(s):	Chow Yun Fat (Actor) | Feng Yuan Zheng (Actor) | Zhang Jia Yi (Actor) | Andy Lau (Actor) | Leehom Wang (Actor) | Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Simon Yam (Actor) | Daniel Wu (Actor) | Alex Fong Chung Sun (Actor) | Ray Lui (Actor) | Nick Cheung (Actor) | Andrew Lin (Actor) | Chen Dao Ming (Actor) | Wang Xue Qi (Actor) | Liu Ye (Actor) | John Woo (Actor) | Pan Yue Ming (Actor) | Zhou Xun (Actor) | Chang Chen (Actor) | Xu Zheng (Actor) | Wang Kui Rong (Actor) | Lui Pei Qi (Actor) | Tao Ze Ru (Actor) | Fan Bing Bing (Actor) | Guo Tao (Actor) | Dong Jie (Actor) | Zhao Ben Shan (Actor) | Nie Yuan (Actor) | Wang Xue Bing (Actor) | Tong Rui Xin (Actor) | Wang Xin Jun (Actor) | Fan Wei (Actor) | Michelle Ye (Actor) | Liu Tao (Actor) | Liao Fan (Actor) | Cecilia Han (Actor) | Zhang Han Yu (Actor) | Aloys Chen (Actor) | Zu Feng (Actor) | Fan Zhi Bo (Actor) | Cao Bing Kun (Actor) | Han Geng (Actor) | Dong Xuan (Actor) | Li Chen (Actor) | Michelle Bai (Actor) | Zhang Yi Shan (Actor) | Wang Luo Dan (Actor) | Ma Shao Hua (Actor) | Huang Jue (Actor) | Deng Chao (Actor) | Li Qin (Actor) | Guo Xiao Dong (Actor) | He Ping (Actor) | Angelababy (Actor) | Wang Bo Chieh (Actor) | Yu Shao Qun (Actor) 周潤發 (Actor) | 馮遠征 (Actor) | 張嘉譯 (Actor) | 劉 德華 (Actor) | 王力宏 (Actor) | 梁 家輝 (Actor) | 任達華 (Actor) | 吳彥祖 (Actor) | 方中信 (Actor) | 呂良偉 (Actor) | 張 家輝 (Actor) | 連凱 (Actor) | 陳道明 (Actor) | 王學圻 (Actor) | 劉燁 (Actor) | 吳宇森 (Actor) | 潘粵明 (Actor) | 周迅 (Actor) | 張震 (Actor) | 徐崢 (Actor) | 王奎榮 (Actor) | 劉佩琦 (Actor) | 陶澤如 (Actor) | 范冰冰 (Actor) | 郭濤 (Actor) | 董潔 (Actor) | 趙本山 (Actor) | 聶遠 (Actor) | 王 學兵 (Actor) | 佟瑞欣 (Actor) | 王新軍 (Actor) | 范 偉 (Actor) | 葉 璇 (Actor) | 劉濤 (Actor) | 廖凡 (Actor) | 韓雪 (Actor) | 張涵予 (Actor) | 陳坤 (Actor) | 祖峰 (Actor) | 范志博 (Actor) | 曹炳琨 (Actor) | 韓庚 (Actor) | 董璇 (Actor) | 李晨 (Actor) | 白 冰 (Actor) | 張一山 (Actor) | 王珞丹 (Actor) | 馬少驊 (Actor) | 黃覺 (Actor) | 鄧超 (Actor) | 李沁 (Actor) | 郭曉冬 (Actor) | 何平 (中國) (Actor) | 楊穎 (Angelababy) (Actor) | 王柏傑 (Actor) | 余 少群 (Actor) 周润发 (Actor) | 冯远征 (Actor) | 张嘉译 (Actor) | 刘 德华 (Actor) | 王力宏 力宏 (Actor) | 梁 家辉 (Actor) | 任达华 (Actor) | 吴彦祖 (Actor) | 方中信 (Actor) | 吕良伟 (Actor) | 张 家辉 (Actor) | 连凯 (Actor) | 陈道明 (Actor) | 王学圻 (Actor) | 刘烨 (Actor) | 吴宇森 (Actor) | 潘粤明 (Actor) | 周迅 (Actor) | 张震 (Actor) | 徐峥 (Actor) | 王奎荣 (Actor) | 刘佩琦 (Actor) | 陶泽如 (Actor) | 范冰冰 (Actor) | 郭 涛 (Actor) | 董洁 (Actor) | 赵本山 (Actor) | 聂远 (Actor) | 王 学兵 (Actor) | 佟瑞欣 (Actor) | 王新军 (Actor) | 范伟 (Actor) | 叶璇 (Actor) | 刘涛 (Actor) | 廖凡 (Actor) | 韩雪 (Actor) | 张涵予 (Actor) | 陈坤 (Actor) | 祖峰 (Actor) | 范志博 (Actor) | 曹炳琨 (Actor) | 韩庚 (Actor) | 董璇 (Actor) | 李晨 (Actor) | 白 冰 (Actor) | 张一山 (Actor) | 王珞丹 (Actor) | 马少骅 (Actor) | 黄觉 (Actor) | 邓超 (Actor) | 李沁 (Actor) | 郭晓冬 (Actor) | 何平 (中国) (Actor) | 杨颖 (Angelababy) (Actor) | 王柏杰 (Actor) | 余 少群 (Actor) 周潤發 （チョウ・ユンファ） (Actor) | Feng Yuan Zheng (Actor) | Zhang Jia Yi (Actor) | 劉徳華 （アンディ・ラウ） (Actor) | 王力宏（ワン・リーホン） (Actor) | 梁家輝 （レオン・カーファイ） (Actor) | 任達華 （サイモン・ヤム） (Actor) | 呉彦祖 （ダニエル・ウー）　 (Actor) | 方中信（アレックス・フォン） (Actor) | 呂良偉（レイ・ロイ） (Actor) | 張家輝 （ニック・チョン） (Actor) | 連凱（アンドリュー・リェン） (Actor) | 陳道明 （チェン・ダオミン） (Actor) | 王學圻（ワン・シュエイン） (Actor) | 劉燁 （リウ・イエ）　 (Actor) | 呉宇森（ジョン・ウー） (Actor) | 潘粤明 （パン・ユエミン） (Actor) | 周迅 （ジョウ・シュン）　 (Actor) | 張震（チャン・チェン） (Actor) | Xu Zheng (Actor) | 王奎榮 （ワン・クイロン） (Actor) | リウ・ペイチー (Actor) | 陶澤如（タオ・ザール） (Actor) | 范冰冰 （ファン・ビンビン） (Actor) | 郭濤（グオ・タオ） (Actor) | 董潔（ドン・ジェ） (Actor) | 趙本山（チャオ・ベンシャン） (Actor) | 聶遠（ニエ・ユエン） (Actor) | 王学兵（ワン・シュエビン） (Actor) | Tong Rui Xin (Actor) | Wang Xin Jun (Actor) | Fan Wei (Actor) | 葉璇 （ミッシェル・イップ） (Actor) | 劉涛（リウ・タオ） (Actor) | 廖凡（リアオ・ファン） (Actor) | 韓雪（ハン・シュエ） (Actor) | 張涵予 （チャン・ハンユー） (Actor) | 陳坤（チェン・クン） (Actor) | Zu Feng (Actor) | Fan Zhi Bo (Actor) | Cao Bing Kun (Actor) | ハンギョン (Actor) | 董璇（ドン・シュアン） (Actor) | 李晨 （リー・チェン） (Actor) | Ｂａｉ Ｂｉｎｇ (Actor) | Zhang Yi Shan (Actor) | 王珞丹 （ワン・ルオダン） (Actor) | Ma Shao Hua (Actor) | 黄覚　（ホァン・ジュエ） (Actor) | 鄧超 （タン・チャオ） 　 (Actor) | Li Qin (Actor) | Guo Xiao Dong (Actor) | 何平　（ハー・ピン） (Actor) | Angelababy （アンジェラベイビー） (Actor) | 王柏傑 （ワン・ポーチェ） (Actor) | 余少群 （ユー・シャオチュン） (Actor) 주윤발 (Actor) | Feng Yuan Zheng (Actor) | Zhang Jia Yi (Actor) | 유덕화 (Actor) | Leehom Wang (Actor) | Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Simon Yam (Actor) | Daniel Wu (Actor) | Alex Fong Chung Sun (Actor) | Ray Lui (Actor) | Nick Cheung (Actor) | Andrew Lin (Actor) | Chen Dao Ming (Actor) | Wang Xue Qi (Actor) | Liu Ye (Actor) | 오우삼 (Actor) | Pan Yue Ming (Actor) | Zhou Xun (Actor) | Chang Chen (Actor) | Xu Zheng (Actor) | Wang Kui Rong (Actor) | Lui Pei Qi (Actor) | Tao Ze Ru (Actor) | Fan Bing Bing (Actor) | Guo Tao (Actor) | Dong Jie (Actor) | Zhao Ben Shan (Actor) | Nie Yuan (Actor) | Wang Xue Bing (Actor) | Tong Rui Xin (Actor) | Wang Xin Jun (Actor) | Fan Wei (Actor) | Michelle Ye (Actor) | Liu Tao (Actor) | Liao Fan (Actor) | Han Xue (Actor) | Zhang Han Yu (Actor) | Aloys Chen (Actor) | Zu Feng (Actor) | Fan Zhi Bo (Actor) | Cao Bing Kun (Actor) | 한경 (Actor) | Dong Xuan (Actor) | Li Chen (Actor) | Bai Bing (Actor) | Zhang Yi Shan (Actor) | Wang Luo Dan (Actor) | Ma Shao Hua (Actor) | Huang Jue (Actor) | Deng Chao (Actor) | Li Qin (Actor) | Guo Xiao Dong (Actor) | He Ping (Actor) | Angelababy (Actor) | Wang Bo Chieh (Actor) | Yu Shao Qun (Actor)
Director:	Huang Jian Xin | Han San Ping 黃建新 | 韓三平 黄建新 | 韩三平 Huang Jian Xin | Han San Ping Huang Jian Xin | Han San Ping
Release Date:	2012-01-24
UPC Code:	767685254523
Language:	Mandarin
Subtitles:	English
Country of Origin:	China
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Duration:	140 (mins)
Publisher:	New Video Group, Inc.
Package Weight:	99 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1025578810

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