Zhao hengduo

Zhao hengduo

Zhao hengduo (1930-2001), male, born in October 1930 in Queshan, Henan Province, is a Chinese film actor and member of the Chinese filmmakers Association. He joined the Chinese people's Liberation Army in January 1949 and devoted his whole life to military literature and art work. He has been a member of the literary and Art Troupe and an actor of the drama troupe of the general political department. In 1978, he played Chiang Kai Shek for the first time in the film Dadu River. Since 1979, he has been an actor in Bayi film studio, specializing in Chiang Kai Shek. He won the Academy Award of the Film Performing Arts Association for his outstanding performance in bloody battle of Tai'erzhuang and decisive battle, and the latter won the best supporting actor award of Bayi factory's small hundred flowers award.

In 2001, Zhao hengduo died of cancer in Beijing.

Working experience

In 1949, he joined the Chinese people's Liberation Army and successively served as a member of the literary troupe and an actor of the drama troupe of the general political department. In 1978, he first appeared on the screen in the film Dadu River, playing the image of Chiang Kai Shek. His performance was real and natural, delicate and vivid, and won the praise of experts and audiences. Therefore, Zhao hengduo was transferred into the cast company of Bayi film studio, and became a special actor specially playing Chiang Kai Shek.

Since 1978, Zhao hengduo has played the role of Chiang Kai Shek in a series of films in different times and historical backgrounds. Every time he creates, he always has many new ideas and pursuits. He doesn't take it lightly just because he plays the same character. Therefore, he creates every image of Chiang Kai Shek with brilliance and leaves a deep impression on the audience.

In 1979, he played Chiang Kai Shek in the film Ji Hongchang. During this period, the country was in a historical state of domestic and foreign troubles. Therefore, Zhao hengduo not only insisted on Chiang Kai Shek's autocratic and autocratic characteristics, but also moved closer to impetuous. Although he did not occupy much part in the film, he was impressive.

In 1980, he played Chiang Kai Shek in the film "bloody China". At that time, the KMT carried out several encirclement and suppression against the Central Soviet area. Although he won a temporary victory, he also suffered heavy casualties. Zhao hengduo endowed the characters with arrogance and some decadent characteristics. The characters' psychological grasp was accurate and won high praise.

In 1983, he played Chiang Kai Shek in the film "crossing the Chishui River four times". The KMT tried to kill the Red Army and was cheated in the Chishui River many times. Chiang Kai Shek's characteristics of shame and disappointment are vivid.

In 1984, he played Chiang Kai Shek in the films Chen Geng's calamity and Chen Geng's escape. Chen Geng was his prisoner, but he was also his Savior. In his performance, Zhao hengduo focused on showing Chiang Kai Shek's tenderness, painstaking until helpless, and the characterization was extremely characteristic.

In 1986, he played Chiang Kai Shek in the film "bloody battle of Taierzhuang". In this film, Chiang Kai Shek appeared in the film and television works for the first time as a positive image. In the film, Chiang Kai Shek insisted on the war of resistance against Japan and showed no fear in the face of Japanese air strikes. Zhao hengduo's performance was successful again, and even attracted the attention of Jiang Jingguo.

In 1991, he played the role of Chiang Kai Shek in the film "decisive battle". At this time, the KMT was defeated one after another, and the river was declining. Chiang Kai Shek only looked at the ocean and sighed, despairing and pessimistic. Zhao hengduo's performance was highly praised by experts. He lost the Golden Rooster Award for best supporting actor only because he didn't take part in the film dubbing work, but the 12th China Film Golden Rooster Award Jury still gave Zhao hengduo a special nomination for his performance.

Zhao hengduo has created a series of distinctive images of Chiang Kai Shek on the screen, and is well-known in the Chinese film world. His performance is simple, natural and vivid. Besides film creation, he also plays Chiang Kai Shek in many TV plays. In addition, he also actively tried various other roles, such as playing an underground member of the Communist Party of China in the film soul of the pipa, which also achieved success.

Artistic talent

Zhao hengduo's hometown is shigunhe Town, Queshan County, Henan Province. Less than two months after his birth in August 1930, his father died of a long illness. His mother led him to live with his two brothers. His childhood was very hard. When he was just sensible, his elder brother joined the New Fourth Army, left home, and later died on the battlefield. Shigunhe town is the place where the KMT and the CPC troops saw each other. Every time the propaganda team came to the town to publicize the Anti Japanese War and perform programs, young Zhao hengduo always went to see the performance. When he was older, Zhao hengduo went to a middle school in the county. He stayed in school, walked 60 miles a week to go home, carried a week's dry food and noodles and went back to school. When the dry food is finished, we have to cook by ourselves. Later, because they could not afford to pay tuition fees, they had to change to simple normal school. Hard life trained him and made him understand the difficulties of the world since he was a child.

Zhao hengduo loved to watch, listen to and hum operas since he was a child. He is very familiar with the traditional operas in Henan, and he can still sing a lot of verses. He especially loved watching Bao Gong's plays. He loved Bao Gong's justice and justice. He was born with a good voice and loved singing. He often took part in recreational activities when he was in primary school. He once performed the dagger dance based on the song "man Jiang Hong". Perhaps it was the most simple and rustic culture that planted the seeds of art in his heart. When the people's Liberation Army advanced southward in January 1949, the propaganda team of the Tongbai army mobilized him to join the army, seeing that he could sing and dance as well as being a good seedling. Because Zhao hengduo had long yearned for the life of the revolutionary army, he followed the propaganda team without hesitation. On the way to the south, the propaganda team conducted propaganda while marching and performed many plays for the army and local people. He studied while working, gradually showed his artistic talent, and later became the backbone of the propaganda team. At that time, most of the roles he often played were characters who changed from backward to advanced and had more complicated personalities. He also played spring in the opera white haired girl.

With the victory of the war of liberation, Zhao hengduo's propaganda team was constantly expanding, developing and improving. The division of actors was relatively clear and stable. Later, he became a drama actor in the Southwest Military Region's combat arts troupe. In 1953, as an excellent actor, he was transferred to the drama troupe of the General Administration of the people's Republic of China. Since then, he has been engaged in drama performance. The General Administration literary and Art Troupe is a gathering place for outstanding actors of the whole army, with famous artists such as Chen Qitong, LAN Ma and Lin Moyu. Here he was further influenced by art, studied Stanislav's dramatic theory, and went to a new artistic world. He has participated in many plays, but his role is not too heavy. In the drama company, he is a green leaf. Even so, he made serious preparations for every role he played and made every effort to be accurate in artistic expression. In the play "the storm of the Andes", he plays a black singer. With his lyrical singing and unrestrained passion, he makes the black singer shine. However, who would have thought that more than 20 years later, he had an indissoluble bond with Chiang Kai Shek on the screen.

Figure out the role

Chiang Kai Shek's success requires talent, will, diligence and opportunity. For an actor, he also needs some other conditions. Zhao hengduo has experienced more than 30 years of training. After entering the age of "knowing the destiny", he is active on the Chinese screen and screen and becomes a favorite performing artist of the audience. It is precisely because he has all the above conditions that he stands out when the opportunity comes. China's film industry was devastated in the "Cultural Revolution". After a long period of silence, it did not begin to revive until 1977. In 1978, Changchun Film Studio was preparing to make the revolutionary historical film Dadu River. It is urgent to find a suitable role to play an important historical figure. Lin Nong, a famous director, went all over the country to look for Chiang Kai Shek's actor and an enthusiastic comrade in arms of the general political drama company, and recommended Zhao hengduo to Lin Nong.

The role comes next. Although Zhao hengduo is an old actor with rich acting experience, he doesn't feel relaxed about playing the role of Chiang Kai Shek. He is afraid that he will lose his sense of propriety and be negative to the director and audience. He had left the stage for 10 years and had never been on the screen before. He has always been kind, gentle and peaceful in his life, which is in great contrast to the character of Chiang Kai Shek. In the past, the biggest official in acting was the battalion commander, but now it is very difficult to play the role of the military and political head of the Kuomintang and the highest commander in the hostile camp. In order to play this role well, he made great efforts to study and ponder over Chiang Kai Shek, a historical figure. For this reason, Zhao hengduo paid special attention to visiting those who had met Chiang Kai Shek and had actual contact with him and had real feelings, so as to learn about Chiang Kai Shek's personality. With the help of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), he visited Mr. Du Yuming, song Xilian, Huang Wei, Du Jianshi and other senior generals of Chiang Kai Shek. Later, creating a multi-faceted role of Chiang Kai Shek became Zhao hengduo's artistic pursuit.

There are also various kinds of materials on Chiang Kai Shek's in-depth studies, such as his biographies, news albums, memoirs, etc. He paid attention to the study of modern history, the history of the Communist Party of China and the history of the Kuomintang, and analyzed and accurately understood Chiang Kai Shek from a historical point of view. He not only looked at the materials written by the historians of the Communist Party of China, but also looked at the materials written by those who worshipped and approached Chiang Kai Shek, as well as the evaluation of Chiang Kai Shek by foreigners. Over the past 18 years, Zhao hengduo has played Chiang Kai Shek in dozens of films and TV plays. At first, his performance was a little more restrained. He is gradually adapting to the requirements of film art. Later, in the series of bloody Taierzhuang and decisive battle, the spiritual world and physical expression of Chiang Kai Shek's role were harmoniously unified, which fully showed the complex character of Chiang Kai Shek and made the audience feel that Chiang Kai Shek was like this. A special actor often falls into the old routine when he plays more than one person. However, Zhao hengduo's performances in different movies always have new development. His way is to do a good job of desk work carefully, to pursue the role of the teacher

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