The East Is Red (1965 film)

The East Is Red (simplified Chinese: 东方红; traditional Chinese: 東方紅; pinyin: Dōngfāng Hóng), also known as The East Is Red: A Song and Dance Epic, is a 1965 Chinese film directed by Wang Ping. It is based on an opera production assembled by Zhou Enlai and presents an abridged history of the Chinese Communist Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under Mao Zedong's leadership. The film traces the revolution from the May Fourth Movement to the Civil War against the Nationalist Party, culminating in the Communist victory and the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The East Is Red remains commercially available on CD, videos, and online platforms, usually with English subtitles.