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ordered by year of release in the 1950s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see :Category:Chinese films

1950

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Corruption	Huang Zuolin	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....	Drama
The Life of Wu Xun The Life of Wu Xun The Life of Wu Xun is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Sun Yu and starring Zhao Dan. A black-white movie, it was produced by Kunlun Film Studio...	Sun Yu Sun Yu (director) Sun Yu was a major leftist film director active in the 1930s in Shanghai. One of the core directors of the Lianhua Film Company, Sun Yu made a name for himself with a series of socially conscious dramas in the early to mid 1930s...	Zhao Dan Zhao Dan Zhao Dan was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Biography:Zhao first became famous working in the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s including playing opposite Zhou Xuan in Street Angel...	Biographical
Peaceful Spring	Sang Hu		Drama
Red Banner on the Emerald Ridge	Zhang Junxiang		War
This Life of Mine This Life of Mine This Life of Mine is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Shi Hui.- Cast :Shi Hui as IHeling Wei as Old ZhaoYang Shen as Shen YuanWei Li as Hai FuZhi Cheng as Hu LiChaoming Cui as Sun Yuan...	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....
The White Haired Girl	Shui Hua Shui Hua Shui Hua , born Zhang Yufan, was a Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early years of the People's Republic of China.-Career:... , Wang Bin		Drama	Chinese title: Bai mao nu

1951

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
The Married Couple	Zheng Junli Zheng Junli Zheng Junli was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Early years:...	Zhao Dan Zhao Dan Zhao Dan was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Biography:Zhao first became famous working in the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s including playing opposite Zhou Xuan in Street Angel...	Drama
New Heroes and Heroines	Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan was a prominent Chinese film director throughout the 1920s and 1950s. Shi directed several films that have gained in stature in the intervening years, most notably Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon.... , Lü Ban Lu Ban Lu Ban was a Chinese carpenter, engineer, philosopher, inventor, military thinker, statesman and contemporary of Mozi, born in the State of Lu, and is the patron Saint of Chinese builders and contractors. He was born in a renowned family during the Spring and Autumn Period when China was...		War
Platoon Commander Guan	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....	War
Reunion After Victory	Tang Xiaodan		War
Sisters Stand Up	Chen Xihe		Drama
Tuan jie qi lai dao ming tian	Zhao Ming	Bai Yang
A Window on America	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter.... , Huang Zuolin, Ye Ming		Drama	The last independent production from the Wenhua Film Company Wenhua Film Company The Wenhua Film Company was a major privately-owned film production company of the immediate post-war period in China.- History :The film company was founded in 1946 by Wu Xingzai, a businessman who had previously controlled assets of the Lianhua Film Company during the mid-1930s... prior to its nationalization

1952

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
From Victory to Victory	Cheng Yin, Tang Xiaodan		War

1953

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Bless the Children	Zhao Dan Zhao Dan Zhao Dan was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Biography:Zhao first became famous working in the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s including playing opposite Zhou Xuan in Street Angel...		Children

1954

Title	Director	Actors	Genre
Letter with Feather Letter with Feather Leather with Feather is a 1954 Chinese film directed by Shi Hui and written by the playwright and filmmaker, Zhang Junxiang...	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....	Cai Yuanyuan	War/Children
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai	Sang Hu, Huang Sha		Chinese Opera
Scouting Across the Yangtze River	Tang Xiaodan	Sun Daolin Sun Daolin Sun Daolin was a Chinese actor and film director.-Biography:Sun Daolin was born in Beijing on November 18, 1921. He was born Sun Yi-liang 孙以亮 in Beijing a family of four children. His father Sun Wen-Yau was educated in engineering in Brussels...	War

1955

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Dong Cunrui Dong Cunrui Dong Cunrui was a Chinese Communist soldier in the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War who blew himself up in order to destroy a Kuomintang bunker guarding to approach to an important bridge in Longhua County. Under heavy fire, he reached the bunker, but there was no place to...	Guo Wei	Zhang Liang	War/Biographical	Biographical film of the PLA soldier of the same name
The Heavenly Match	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....		Opera
Shenmi de lüban		Yin Zhiming	Thriller/Spy	"Mysterious companions"
Song Jingshi	Zheng Junli Zheng Junli Zheng Junli was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Early years:... , Sun Yu Sun Yu (director) Sun Yu was a major leftist film director active in the 1930s in Shanghai. One of the core directors of the Lianhua Film Company, Sun Yu made a name for himself with a series of socially conscious dramas in the early to mid 1930s...	Shi Hui Shi Hui (actor) Shi Hui , born Shi Yutai , was a Chinese actor and film director who gained prominence throughout the 1940s through 1950s. Despite his fame, Shi became a victim of the Anti-Rightist Movement in the mid-1950s and committed suicide soon thereafter....	Biographical/Drama	Also known as The Rebels
Tian luo di wang	Gu Eryi	Zhong Shuhuang	Thriller

1956

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Battle on Shangganling Mountain Battle on Shangganling Mountain Battle on Shangganling Mountain is a 1956 Chinese war film. It is also known as Shangganling Battle.The film depicts the Battle of Triangle Hill during the Korean War which American soldiers recall the battle as especially hard fought...	Lin Shan, Sha Meng		War
Li Shizhen	Shen Fu	Zhao Dan Zhao Dan Zhao Dan was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Biography:Zhao first became famous working in the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s including playing opposite Zhou Xuan in Street Angel...	Biographical
The Proud General The Proud General The Proud General is a Chinese animated featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as The Conceited General.-Plot:...	Te Wei Te Wei Te Wei was a Chinese animator. He is probably best known for the 1956 short animated film The Conceited General. From about 1960 his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi Baishi...		Animation Featurette
Ten O'Clock National Day	Wu Tian	Yin Zhiming	Thriller/Spy	Chinese title: "Guoqing shi dian zhong"

1957

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
City Without Night	Tang Xiaodan	Sun Daolin Sun Daolin Sun Daolin was a Chinese actor and film director.-Biography:Sun Daolin was born in Beijing on November 18, 1921. He was born Sun Yi-liang 孙以亮 in Beijing a family of four children. His father Sun Wen-Yau was educated in engineering in Brussels...	Drama
Family	Ye Ming, Chen Xihe	Sun Daolin Sun Daolin Sun Daolin was a Chinese actor and film director.-Biography:Sun Daolin was born in Beijing on November 18, 1921. He was born Sun Yi-liang 孙以亮 in Beijing a family of four children. His father Sun Wen-Yau was educated in engineering in Brussels... , Zhang Ruifang Zhang Ruifang Zhang Ruifang is a mainland Chinese film actress. In 1963, Zhang won Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for her household character in comedy Li Shuangshuang. She is considered one of "Four Dan Actresses" in China , along with Bai Yang, Shu Xiuwen and Qin Yi.-Filmography:-External links:... , Wang Danfeng	Drama
New Year's Sacrifice	Sang Hu	Bai Yang	Drama	Adaptation of the Lu Xun Lu Xun Lu Xun or Lu Hsün , was the pen name of Zhou Shuren , one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered by many to be the leading figure of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in baihua as well as classical Chinese... -penned short story
Woman Basketball Player No. 5 Woman Basketball Player No. 5 Woman Basketball Player No. 5 is a 1957 Chinese film presented by Tian Ma Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin, starring Qin Yi, Liu Qiong, Cao Qiwei and Wang Qi...	Xie Jin Xie Jin Xie Jin was an important Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War....	Qin Yi Qin Yi Qin Yi is a Chinese film actress, famous for her stage performances during the 1940s. Her husband is Jin Yan , who was known as the china film emperor in the 1930s-1940s...	Sports

1958

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Chrysanthemums in Mountains	Ling Zifeng		Drama
Nie Er	Zheng Junli Zheng Junli Zheng Junli was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Early years:...	Zhao Dan Zhao Dan Zhao Dan was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Biography:Zhao first became famous working in the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s including playing opposite Zhou Xuan in Street Angel...	Biographical

1959

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Chuang Tapestry Chuang Tapestry Chuang Tapestry is a Chinese animated film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as "Chwang Tapestry".-Story:...	Qian Jagun		Animation
Fishing Child Fishing Child Fishing Child is a Chinese animated featurette produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as "Fisher Boy".-Translation:The title in Chinese is closely translated to "Yu Tong" or the Fishing Bowl...	Wan Guchan Wan Guchan Wan Guchan was a Chinese filmmaker. Born in Nanjing, China, he was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry.-Early history:Wan Guchan joined his twin brother Wan Laiming in most of the animation projects and experimentations....		Animation	Shanghai Animation Film Studio Shanghai Animation Film Studio Shanghai Animation Film Studio is the animation division of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation in Shanghai, China. It is responsible for the production of Chinese animations.-History:...
Five Golden Flowers	Wang Jiayi		Musical/Comedy
The Lin Family Shop	Shui Hua Shui Hua Shui Hua , born Zhang Yufan, was a Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early years of the People's Republic of China.-Career:...		Drama	Adaptation of the Mao Dun Mao Dun Mao Dun was the pen name of Shen Dehong , a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist. He was also the Minister of Culture of China from 1949 to 1965. He is currently renowned as one of the best realist novelists in the history of modern China... -penned short story
Lin Zexu	Zheng Junli Zheng Junli Zheng Junli was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Early years:...	Zhao Dan Zhao Dan Zhao Dan was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Biography:Zhao first became famous working in the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s including playing opposite Zhou Xuan in Street Angel...	Biographical
Spring Reigns Everywhere	Sang Hu		Drama

External links

IMDb list of Chinese films

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