Ren Pengnian (1894–1968) was a director who created the first standard-length narrative film in China. He started a film company in 1926 called Dongfang Film Studio.
Ren filmed over forty films during his career as a director. He also starred in some of the films he directed. Ren Pengnian's film, ''
Yan Ruisheng
''Yan Ruisheng'' () is a 1921 Chinese silent film directed by Ren Pengnian and starring Chen Shouzi and Wang Caiyun. A docudrama based on the murder of Wang Lianying the previous year, it follows a young man named Yan Ruisheng who, deeply in ...
'' was the first narrative film in China to be of full-length.
The movie was based on a real murder that occurred in Shanghai.
References
External links
en Pengnian. IMDB.
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Chinese film directors
1894 births
1968 deaths
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