Zhang Xinsheng (film)
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Zheng Zhegu as Zhang Jiayun | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張欣生 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张欣生 | ||||||
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| Directed by | Zhang Shichuan | ||||||
| Screenplay by | Zheng Zhengqiu | ||||||
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| Cinematography | Zhang Weitao | ||||||
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Running time | 13 reels | ||||||
| Country | Republic of China | ||||||
| Language | Silent | ||||||
Zhang Xinsheng (traditional Chinese: 張欣生; simplified Chinese: 张欣生; pinyin: Zhāng Xīnshēng), also known as Retribution (報應昭彰; 报应昭彰; Bàoyìng Zhāozhāng) is a lost 1923 crime film from the Republic of China. Directed by Zhang Shichuan, it was adapted by Zheng Zhengqiu from a real-life patricide in which a deeply indebted man had killed his father for his inheritance. Emphasizing verisimilitude in its production and advertising, Zhang Xinsheng was initially a modest success but was later censored for its graphic violence.