The Birth of New China (1989)

6.1/10 163 min History Drama

Overview

In the spring and summer of 1949, the People's Liberation Army launched an offensive under the orders of Mao Zedong and Zhu De, they crossed the Yangtze River and Nanjing was liberated on April 23 which signaled the fall of the KMT regime, Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Taiwan; on October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong standing on the rostrum of Tiananmen, solemnly declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China.

Cast

Gu Yue

毛泽东

Sun Feihu

蒋介石

Huang Kai

周恩来

Zhi Yitong

张治中

Lu Qi

邓小平

Xuecheng Fu

刘伯承

Shi Weijian

叶子龙

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