Cheng Bugao

Cheng Bugao ( Chinese  程 步 高 , Pinyin Chéng Bùgāo ; * 1893 , op. A. 1898 , 1906 , in Zhejiang Province , Chinese Empire ; † June 20, 1966 in Hong Kong ) was a Chinese film director.

Life

Cheng graduated from Zhendan University in Shanghai and wrote regularly about film for the city's daily newspapers. Without prior formal training, he made his directorial debut in 1924. In 1928 he went to the film company Mingxing of Zhang Shichuan and quickly developed into one of the leading directors of the studio where he was employed until 1937th His best-known films today include Chun can ( 春蠶  /  春蚕 , Chūncán , Spring Silkworms ) and Kuang liu ( 狂 流 , kuángliú , Wild Torrents ) and Xinjiu Shanghai ( 新舊 上 海灘  /  新旧 上 海滩 , Xīnjiù Shànghǎitān , Old and New Shanghai , 1936). Cheng's films are known for their critical analysis of social circumstances. After the war, Cheng Bugao settled in Hong Kong and made several deliberately apolitical films. From 1952 he worked there for the Great Wall Film Company. In 1962 he retired.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and http://big5.china.com.cn/chinese/2005/dybn/1025208.htm  
2. ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3768/is_200501/ai_n12412548/pg_3
3. ↑ Cheng Bugao in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Web links

• Cheng Bugao in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Cheng Bugao / Cheng Pu-Kao (程 步 高) [1] in the Chinese Movie Database (Chinese / English) - Chinese film database - dianying.com, accessed October 5, 2017 - Online
• Cheng Bugao / Cheng Pu-Kao (程 步 高) [2] in the Hong Kong Movie Database (Chinese / English) - Chinese film database - hkmdb.com, accessed October 5, 2017 - Online

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Cheng is the family name here, Bugao is the first name.