The Story of Dr Sun Yat Sen

As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modernday Chinese history Dr Sun YatSen 18661925 this lavishly produced biographical film uses techniques culled from Chinese Opera to dramatize the great mans political history Concentrating on the period following his rise to political prominence in 1894 until his death in 1925 the movie is couched in terms of heroes who look heroic and villains who look villainous Huge numbers of extras and vast battle scenes dot this production and wellknown Hong Kong and Taiwanbased movie stars appear in many cameos