The Red Detachment of Women (1961 film)
The Red Detachment of Women  is a 1961 Chinese film by Xie Jin based on a script by Liang Xin.
It is set in the 1930s and involves two peasant women who go into warfare.
The cast includes Zhu Xijuan, Wang Xingang, Xiang Mei, Jin Naihua, Chen Qiang, and Niu Ben.
"The Red Detachment of Women" became famous after winning the PRC's best script, best director, and best actress awards in November 1961.
The film characters of Qiong Hua, Hong Changqing, and Nan Batian became quite well-known and following the success of the "Red Detachment of Women" ballet in 1964 by the end of 1966 was elevated to one of the eight "revolutionary model theatrical works" (geming yangbanxi, or yangbanxi for short), which formed the official canon.
A film of the ballet was released in 1970.
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Zhu Xijuan
Zhu Xijuan is a mainland Chinese film actress.
In 1960, Zhang graduated from Shanghai Drama Academy.
After the audition of" The Red Detachment of Women", she selected as the leading role, which directed by Chinese master Xie Jin.
For this breakthrough performance, Zhu won Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.
In 1962, Zhu listed in the" Ministry of Culture in recognition of the twenty- two stars"( 新中 国 22 大明 星).
The Red Detachment of Women (1970 film)
The Red Detachment of Women is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name( originally produced in 1964)- which itself was a version of director Xie Jin's original 1961 film.
The style is called' yangbanxi'( revolutionary model dramas.)
It is one of eight approved revolutionary model dramas made during the Cultural Revolution.
A Beijing Opera version was filmed by the August First Film Studio in 1972.
Xie Jin
Xie Jin (21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director.
He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film "Woman Basketball Player No. 5", and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China.
Most recently he was known for the direction of "The Opium War".
Xie was a popular director amongst the older generations of Chinese, with six of his films being voted Best Picture in the Hundred Flowers Awards.
He was the only Chinese director to date to be a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as the Directors Guild of America.
Xue Jinghua
Xue Jinghua( born October 7, 1946) is a Chinese ballerina who was cast in the now internationally well- known Red Detachment of Women of the National Ballet of China as Wu Qinghua, the heroine of the ballet for which she became a" prima ballerina".
Liu Qingtang
Liu Qingtang (1932 – May 2, 2010) was a Chinese ballet dancer who became famous for playing the role of Hong Changqing in the ballet Red Detachment of Women, one of the eight model plays during the Cultural Revolution.
He was elevated to Vice Minister of Culture in 1975.
Liu was born in Gai County, Liaoning Province in 1932.
He joined the art troupe of the People's Liberation Army in late 1940s, and after the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he studied ethnic dances and ballet in Beijing and the Soviet Union.
In 1958, Liu became well known in the ballet circuit in China for his rendition of the prince Ziegfried in Swan Lake.
In 1964, Liu was cast as Hong Changqing in Red Detachment of Women.
This was a task of more politics than of art, as this work was under the auspices and supervision of Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong.
The film version of the ballet was released in 1971, and Liu became a household name.
His prominent quality as a ballet dancer and his political savvy enabled him to make leaps and bounds in his political career as well.
In February, 1976, Liu was nominated by Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao for the vice minister of the Ministry of Culture.
In the early part of the 21st century, Liu Qingtang returned to Beijing and opened a ballet school there.
He died in 2010.
Li Chengxiang
Li Chengxiang (1 October 1931 – 14 December 2018) was a Chinese ballet dancer, choreographer and educator.
He was best known as one of the choreographers of "Red Detachment of Women", one of the most influential ballets of China.
He served as Director of the National Ballet of China and received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the China Dancers Association.
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His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
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Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
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Chen Qiang (actor)
Chen Qiang( 1918 – 26 June 2012) was a Chinese actor and comedian best known for his performances in" The Red Detachment of Women The White Haired Girl" and" Devils on the Doorstep".
Chen began his career as an actor in 1947 and has played more than 40 different characters since then.
His son, Chen Peisi, is also a well- known actor and comedian.

Question: When is the director of film The Red Detachment Of Women (1961 Film) 's birthday?
Answer: 21 November 1923