Zhang Junxiang


Zhang Junxiang was a Chinese film director and playwright. Born in Zhenjiang in China's Jiangsu province, Zhang was educated first at Tsinghua University in Beijing, then at Yale University in the United States.
Zhang acted in the 1982 film Da ze long she, about an armed conflict between coal miners and management set in the 1920s. In addition to this he also wrote the 1954 war film Letter with Feather. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.
Zhang died in Shanghai in 1996.

Selected filmography

As director

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes
1947Diary of a Homecoming还乡日记
1947The Great Son-In-Law乘龙快婿Also known as Lucky Homecoming
1950Red Banner on the Emerald Ridge翠岗红旗
1954Huai shang ren jia淮上人家
1962Fire on the Plain燎原
1964Doctor Bethune 白求恩大夫
1977Da qing zhan ge大庆战歌
1982Da ze long she大泽龙蛇

As screenwriter