Marshal Peng Dehuai (TV series)
Marshal Peng Dehuai | |||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 彭德懷元帥 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 彭德怀元帅 | ||||||
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Genre | Biographical, historical | ||||||
Written by | Ma Jihong Gao Jun Xu Jiang | ||||||
Directed by | Song Yeming | ||||||
Starring | Dong Yong Yang Tongshu Tang Guoqiang Liu Jing Wang Wufu Luo Gang | ||||||
Opening theme | Great Hero by Tang Fei | ||||||
Ending theme | Camellia by Lei Jia | ||||||
Country of origin | China | ||||||
Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
No. of seasons | 1 | ||||||
No. of episodes | 36 | ||||||
Production | |||||||
Executive producer | Nie Chenxi | ||||||
Production locations | Hebei, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Shandong | ||||||
Production companies | Shiji Changlong Film and Television Co., Ltd. Shanghai Film Group Fujian Media Group | ||||||
Original release | |||||||
Network | CCTV-1 | ||||||
Release | May 20 June 16, 2016 | –
Marshal Peng Dehuai (Chinese: 彭德怀元帅) is a 2016 Chinese biographical historical drama television series directed by Song Yeming and written by Ma Jihong, Gao Jun and Xu Jiang, based on the life of Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), a prominent Chinese Communist military leader during the 20th century. The series stars Dong Yong as Peng Dehuai, alongside Yang Tongshu, Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jing, Wang Wufu, and Luo Gang.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]This drama describes the life of Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China.
Cast
[edit]Communist Party characters
[edit]- Dong Yong as Peng Dehuai, Communist military leader.
- Yang Tongshu as Pu Anxiu, Peng's wife.
- Tang Guoqiang as Mao Zedong, Communist Party leader and chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
- Luo Gang as young Mao Zedong.[2]
- Liu Jing as Zhou Enlai, Communist Party leader and Prime Minister of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
- Wang Wufu as Zhu De, commander in chief of the Red Army.
- Zhang Jingsheng as young Zhu De.
- Luo Gang as Zuo Quan, a senior military figure who died in the war.[3]
- Wang Pengkai as Xi Zhongxun
- Michelle Bai (Bai Bing) as Qi Xin, Xi Zhongxun's wife.[4]
Kuomintang characters
[edit]- Ma Xiaowei as Chiang Kai-shek
- Wen Xin as Soong May-ling
- Yang Meng as He Yingqin
- Xu Yongge as Hu Zongnan
- Cheng Yu as Yan Xishan
Supporting
[edit]- Sun Jiajia as Peng Gang (彭钢), Peng's niece.
- Shan Wenxian as Peng Meikui (彭梅魁), Peng's niece.
- Liu Sibo as Peng Qichao (彭启超), Peng's nephew.
- Pu Cunxin as Yang Xianzhen, president of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.
- Lu Zhong as Huang Gonglue, Peng's brothers in arms and close friend.
- Song Yu as Guo Bingsheng
- Zhao Jun as Mao Anying, Mao's son.
- Zhang Zaixin as Liu Bocheng, division commander of the 129th division.
- Liu Jian as Chen Geng
- Shi Xin as Deng Xiaoping
- Wang Jian as Ren Bishi
- Chen Shanshan as Lin Biao
- Wang Yingxin as Nie Rongzhen
- Li Xinhua as Yang Shangkun
- Ma Yan as Wang Zhen
- Wang Zhuo as Ye Ting
- Zhou Bo as Teng Daiyuan
- Su Yujie as Shi Tou[5]
- Ai Dong as Deng Hua
- Zhao Ji as Li Jiyun
- Yasuyuki Hirata as Yasuji Okamura, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Northern China Area Army.
- Ding Haifeng as Zhang Xueliang
- Zhu Haijun as He Changgong
- Zhang Huizhong as Wei Lihuang
- Fu Yong as Jin Ruilong
- Xie Zibing as Liu Yue
- Cao Li as Duan Dechang
- Miao Qing as Qiu'er
- Li Jiaming as Song Weiguo
- Tang Yinuo as Jing Xizhen
- Jiang Jing as Liu Yan
- Liu Yijun
Production
[edit]In 2010s, the Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall, the TV Art Center of the General Logistics Department of the PLA and the CCTV Production Center were planning TV series about Peng Dehuai. Xi Jinping (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party), Fan Changlong (Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission), Xu Qiliang (Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission), and Liu Yuan (general) agreed the project.[6]
In the autumn of 2014, Ren Zhonglun (任仲伦), the CEO of Shanghai Film Group, hired Ma Jihong (马继红) to write the script for the series. On January 6, 2015, Zhou Xuzhou (周旭洲), the CEO of Hong Kong Yuye Group, signed a 15 million yuan investment agreement and also sponsored 2 million yuan in his own name.[7] In December 2014, Song Yeming (Charging Out Amazon) was signed to direct the series.[8]
Dong Yong was cast as the lead role Peng Dehuai, he said in an interview: "My parents once took part in the Korean War (1950-1953), they have deep feelings about Peng Dehuai.[9] It is the first time that I play a great man, and it is both pressure and motivation for myself."[9] Before playing Peng Dehuai, he read 11 biographies of Peng.[7][10]
Production started on 20 December 2014 and ended on 20 May 2015.[11][12] Most of the film was shot on location in Hebei, Shanxi, Zhejiang, and Shandong. Zhao Nanqi (general) and Liu Yuan serves as its general counsel.[6][13]
Music
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Great Hero (《大英雄》)" (Opening theme) | Quan Yuan | Wang Liguang | Tang Fei | |
2. | "Camellia (《山茶花》)" (Ending theme) | Ji Chuchen | Wang Liguang | Lei Jia |
Broadcast
[edit]Marshal Peng Dehuai was broadcast on CCTV-1 in May 2016.
The series received mainly positive reviews.[14][15][16] Kong Li (孔鲤) of thepaper said: "The series shaped a flesh and blood hero: Peng Dehuai".[17] Li Zhun, a Mao Dun Literary Prize laureate, said: "This is a breakthrough success in the creation of Peng Dehuai's film and TV dramas, and it is an important harvest for the creation of the major historical revolution."[7] Zhong Chengxiang (仲呈祥), the former vice president of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) said: "This work completely reproduces the artistic image of Marshal Peng Dehuai in front of today's audience."[7]
Accolades
[edit]Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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2017 | 23rd Shanghai TV Festival | Best Chinese TV series | Marshal Peng Dehuai | Nominated | |
Committee Special Award | Won | ||||
"Five Aspects Project" Award | Won | [9] | |||
2018 | 31st Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Director | Song Yeming | Nominated | |
Outstanding Writer | Ma Jihong | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Actor | Dong Yong | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Television Series Based on Significant Events | Marshal Peng Dehuai | Won | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ 电视剧《彭德怀元帅》开机 马继红担任编剧. Huaxia (in Chinese). 2014-12-23.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》央一首播 罗钢演绎领袖毛泽东. Tencent (in Chinese). 2016-05-20.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》曝剧照 戏骨罗钢分饰两角引期待. 163 (in Chinese). 2015-03-17.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》二轮热播 白冰零片酬加盟饰齐心. Tencent (in Chinese). 2016-07-01.
- ^ 宿宇杰《彭德怀元帅》演技被赞 网友呼声高. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-06-14.
- ^ a b 军委领导批示同意拍摄《彭德怀元帅》 刘源等任总顾问. people (in Chinese). 2014-12-16.
- ^ a b c d 《彭德怀元帅》诞生记:尊重英雄,尊重历史. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-02.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》开拍 董勇称能出演倍感荣幸(图). CRI (in Chinese). 2014-12-23.
- ^ a b c 电视剧《彭德怀元帅》获“五个一工程”优秀奖. cqnews.net (in Chinese). 2017-10-03.
主演董勇表示,自己的父母曾经参加过抗美援朝,对彭总有深厚的情感,自己又是第一次出演伟人,这对他既是压力更是动力。
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》央一开播 三大看点备受期待. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-05-20.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》开机 董勇饰演彭司令. sina (in Chinese). 2014-12-20.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》杀青 孙征宇演绎革命情(他). Xinuha (in Chinese). 2015-04-02.
- ^ 刘源出席电视剧《彭德怀元帅》研讨会(图). sina (in Chinese). 2016-06-21.
- ^ 《彭德怀元帅》收视创新高 董勇自曝忍泪演完彭德怀. sohu (in Chinese). 2016-06-14.
- ^ 电视剧《彭德怀元帅》“火了” 看看大家怎么说. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-07-04.
- ^ 人民日报评《彭德怀元帅》:军事题材创作新成果. people (in Chinese). 2017-10-02.
- ^ Kong Li (孔鲤) (2017-10-02). 剧评|《彭德怀元帅》好在哪里?好在彭德怀. Thepaper (in Chinese).Category:Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text孔鲤)&rft_id=http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1813061&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Marshal Peng Dehuai (TV series)" class="Z3988">
- ^ 飞天奖孙俪获优秀女演员 张桐"爆冷"获优秀男演员. sina (in Chinese). 2018-04-03.
External links
[edit]- Marshal Peng Dehuai CCTV (in Chinese)
- 2016 Chinese television series debuts
- 2016 Chinese television series endings
- Chinese period television series
- Chinese documentary television series
- Television series set in the Qing dynasty
- Cultural depictions of Mao Zedong
- Cultural depictions of Zhou Enlai
- Cultural depictions of Zhu De
- Cultural depictions of Liu Shaoqi
- Cultural depictions of Deng Xiaoping
- Cultural depictions of Peng Dehuai
- Cultural depictions of Chiang Kai-shek