"Shot in gorgeous color, this fascinating communist flipside to fifties Hollywood music biopics chronicles the life and tragic early death of Nie Er, the composer of the PRC’s national anthem."
Zhao Dan
as Nie Er
Ruifang Zhang
as Zheng Leidian
Jun Jiang
as Su Ping
Yongping Sun
as Xiao long
Deng Nan
as Lao Jiang
Zhao Shuyin
as Jiang Sao
Wang Bei
as Wan Qianhong
Xia Tian
as Zhao Meinong
Gao Zheng
as Li Tianyin
Han Tao
as Cabaret boss
Huang Zongying
as Feng Feng
Hong Xia
as Gao Tianren
Guan Hongda
as Xiao Chou
Han Fei
as Sun Ying
Chen Shu
as Qian Yele
Gao Bo
as Kuang Wentao
Xinghuo Zhong
as Zhang Shu
Min Zheng
as Film company manager
Hua Yang
as Zhang Weiyuan
Li Tian-Ji
as Examiner
Yu Fei
as Military police
Mao Lu
as Pseudo mayor
Wen Xiying
as Old artist
Baoluo Li
as Wounded soldier
Cao Duo
as
Shu Zhen
Ling Yue
Writer
Zheng Jun-li
Congzhou Luo
Director of Photography
Huang Shaofen
Chaosheng Zhu
Editor
Yuhou Yue
Makeup Artist
Boxun Zhou
Production Manager
Qianli Qian
Assistant Director
Sujiang Wang
Ge Yan
Music
Shangyi Han
Art Designer
Jianghai Wu
Sound Recordist
Director