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"Actor" is China's first documentary film to explore the virtues and skills of actors. The film takes the "Twenty-Two Big Movie Stars of New China" as the starting point. It will explore the film experience and artistic achievements of the older generation of artists, explore their insights and thinking about the profession of actors for more than half a century, and pay tribute to the century-old Chinese film with the classic film images they created.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

93 mins

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Release Date

30 October 2021

Country

China

Cast

Yu Lan

Yu Lan

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Wang Xiaotang

Wang Xiaotang

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Tian Hua

Tian Hua

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Niu Ben

Niu Ben

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Zhu Xijuan

Zhu Xijuan

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Xie Fang

Xie Fang

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Qin Yi

Qin Yi

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Jin Di

Jin Di

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Yang Yu

Yang Yu

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