1911

1911
Theatrical release poster
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
Editing by	Yang Hongyu
Studio	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) Focus Features (A Division of NBC Universal (United States)
Release date(s)	23 September 2011 (2011-09-23) (China[1]) 29 September 2011 (2011-09-29) (Hong Kong[2])
Running time	125 minutes
Country	‹See Tfd› China ‹See Tfd› Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin English
Budget	US$30 million[citation needed]

1911, also known as Xinhai Revolution and The 1911 Revolution, is a 2011 Chinese historical drama film.^[3] The film is a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. It is also Jackie Chan's 100th film in his career.^[4] 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.^[5]

Cast

• Jackie Chan as Huang Xing
• Winston Chao as Sun Yat-sen
• Li Bingbing as Xu Zonghan
• Sun Chun as Yuan Shikai
• Jaycee Chan as Zhang Zhenwu
• Hu Ge as Lin Juemin
• Yu Shaoqun as Wang Jingwei
• Joan Chen as Empress Dowager Longyu
• Huang Zhizhong as Situ Meitang
• Jiang Wu as Li Yuanhong
• Ning Jing as Qiu Jin
• Jiang Wenli as Soong Ching-ling
• Mei Ting as Chen Yiying
• Xing Jiadong as Song Jiaoren
• Wei Zongwan as Yikuang
• Hu Ming as Liao Zhongkai
• Iva Law as Consort Jin
• Huo Qing as Tan Renfeng
• Qi Dao as Wu Zhaolin
• Dennis To as Xiong Bingkun
• Tao Zeru as Tang Weiyong
• Wang Ziwen as Tang Manrou
• Ye Daying as Wu Tingfang
• Chen Yiheng as Xu Shichang
• Duobujie as Feng Guozhang
• Zhang Zhijian as Lin Sen
• Xie Gang as Tang Shaoyi
• Liu Zitian as Hu Hanmin
• Sun Jingji as Yu Peilun
• Michael Lacidonia as Homer Lea
• Gao Bin as Cai Yuanpei
• Wang Wang as Chen Qimei
• Zhao Yaodong as Zhang Taiyan
• Jia Hongwei as Jiang Yiwu
• Su Hanye as Puyi
• Nan Kai as Yu Zhaolong
• Tong Jun as Xiaodezhang
• Jiang Jing as Yuan Shikai's concubine A
• Wang Weiwei as Yuan Shikai's concubine B
• Wang Luyao as Yuan Shikai's concubine C
• Simon Dutton as Sir John Newell Jordan
• He Xiang as Fang Shengdong
• Lan Haoyu as Lin Shishuang
• Xu Ning as Chen Gengxin
• Wei Xiaojun as Red Cross Society leader
• Qin Xuan as Red Cross Society vice leader
• He Qiang as Ju Zheng
• Ma Yan as Liu Cheng'en
• Wang Ya'nan as Yuan Keding
• Zhang Xiaolin as Tieliang
• Lü Yang as Liangbi
• Tan Zengwei as Puwei
• Jack as Yubei'er
• Li Dongxue as Zaifeng
• Liu Guohua as Qing assassin
• Wang Kan as Ruicheng
• Xu Wenguang as Zhang Mingqi
• Zuo Zhaohe as Zheng Kun
• Wang Jingfeng as Tao Qisheng
• James Lee Guy (盖吉利 Gai Jili) as American representative
• Maxiu as British representative
• Canwu as German representative
• Duluye as French representative
• Attarian as French representative

Production

Production started on 29 September 2010 in Fuxin, Liaoning, where a camera rolling ceremony was held.^[4] After half a year of intense production, it wrapped on 20 March 2011 in Sanya, Hainan.^[6]

Release

The film was released on 23 September 2011 in China^[1] and on 29 September 2011 in Hong Kong.^[2] It opened the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival on 22 October 2011.^[5] It was released in its original version to theaters across the United States and Canada on 7 October 2011.

Reception

1911 received generally negative reviews; it currently holds a 9% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[7] On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, holds 37/100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.^[8]

The Economist noted that while the film was endorsed by the Chinese government officials, ticket sales have been poor. It also noted that the film avoided sensitive topics, such as on the reforms that led to the 1911 revolution.^[9]

See also

• Towards the Republic
• Xinhai Geming (TV series)

References

External links

• Official website (Asia)
• Official website (US)
• 1911 at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• 1911 at the Internet Movie Database
• 1911 at AllRovi
• 1911 at Box Office Mojo
• 1911 at Rotten Tomatoes
• 1911 at Metacritic