Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
| Release Date | 13 September 2009 |
| US Box Office | $5,000,000 |
| Tagline | Before You Can Fly You Have To Be Free. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Australia |
| Filming Locations | Acer Arena, Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Language | English, Mandarin |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature] |
| Themes | Living In Exile, Cinderella Stories, Dancer's Life |
Mao's Last Dancer is a 2009 Australian biographical film, directed by Bruce Beresford, based on ballet dancer Li Cunxin's autobiography Mao's Last Dancer. Li Cunxin is portrayed by Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Chi Cao (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Cáo Chí), Australian Ballet dancer Chengwu Guo (Chinese: ; pinyin: Guo Chéngwu) and Huang Wen Bin. The film also stars Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Wang Shuangbao and Amanda Schull.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Chi Cao
Li Cunxin - as an adult
Shuangbao Wang
Dia
Chengwu Guo
Li Cunxin - as a teenager
Wen Bin Huang
Li Cunxin - as a child
Aden Young
Dilworth
Madeleine Eastoe
Lori
Camilla Vergotis
Mary McKendry
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Cynthia Dodds
Suzie Steen
Betty Lou
Shu Guang Liang
Jing Tring - 8 yrs
Ye Wang
Cunfar - 14 yrs
Neng Neng Zhang
Gong Mei
Wan Shi Xu
Shen Yu
Shao Wei Yi
Yang Ping
Hui Cong Zhan
Teacher Song
Ji Feng Sun
Headmaster
Zhi Xue Chai
Official Guan
Chang Suo Zhang
Official Chan Feng
Jie Cheng
Official Yu
Zheng Nong Yang
Cunyuan - 21 yrs
Wen Bin Zhang
Cunsang - 17 yrs
Ferdinand Hoang
Consul Zhang
Tian Xia
Door Soldier
Yue Hu
Long Face Boy
Jia Hui Zhang
Clumsy Sumersault Boy
Hang Yu
Boy Candidate
Bao Li
Advisor Xu
Hao Tian Xue
Shing Hua - 11 yrs
Hui Min Tian
Chung Jun Town Leader
Yu Qi Zhang
Chan Lan District Chief
Hong Tao Wang
Cuncia
Ping Chen
Miss So
Peng Cao
Mr Hung
Su Zhang
Teacher Chan
Ming Yue Ma
Lau - 11 yrs
Jian Wang
Su - 11 yrs
Chang He
Tong - 11 yrs
Jun Ming Tian
Lujun - 12 yrs
Xi Guo Wu
Director Wang
Gang Jiao
Teacher Gao
Jun Ping Zhu
Mistress Chiu Ho
Meng Ni Yang
Shing Hua - 15 yrs
Zu Quan Kou
Lau - 15 yrs
Cheng Yue Zhu
Su - 15 yrs
Long Dai
Tong - 15 yrs
Hong Jian Li
Lujun - 16 yrs
Steven Heathcote
Bobby Cordner
Xiuqing Yue
Madame Official
Jun Long Kang
Madame's companion
Meng Wang
Bow shooter
Feng Qi Ma
Cobbler
Ya Xuan Xu
Shing Hua - 19 yrs
Jia Yong Sun
Lau - 19 yrs
Ke Zhu
Su - 19 yrs
Lu Ning Chen
Tong - 19 yrs
Hong Tao Lin
Lujun - 20 yrs
Yang Li
Shi Dao
Fan Wang
Chinese translator
Xiao Dong Tian
Cunfar - 21 yrs
Huai Ping Yang
Jing Tring - 15 yrs
Monica Curran
Mrs Tan
Lucy Egger
MC, Orlofski
Paul Stanhope
Swan Lake Conductor
Jon-Claire Lee
Vice Consul Lan
Min Lu
Security Guard #1
Robin Choi
Embassy Guard - Security Guard #2
Ron Lee
Security Guard #3
Cory Vi
Security Guard #4
Cheuk-Fai Chan
Security Guard #5
Sean Huling Chen
Security Guard #6
Quan Tran
Consul Duty Officer
Gibson Nolte
China Desk Officer
Ted Maynard
Newsreader
Nick McKay
TV Reporter
Nicholas Hammond
TV Reporter
Chad H. Loxsom
FBI Man
Leslie Bell
TV Presenter
George Ellis
Houston Ballet Conductor
John Thwaites
Senator
Jane Harders
Senator's Wife
Leanne Atkins
Reception Guest
Dan Yang Cong
The Boy who asks
Sam Anderson
Stage Manager
Elia Da Costa
Disco Dancer
Laurence Fuller
Aspiring Dancer
Tony Hall
Office Worker
Brenda Kuciemba
Concert Patron
Andrew Fritz
Bar Worker
Zedong Mao
Himself
Kay Salem
Galleria Shopper
Chloe Traicos
Frizzy Head Girl
Director
Writer
Jan Sardi
Cunxin Li
Producer
Ling Geng
co-producer
Troy Lum
executive producer
Sue MacKay
line producer
Jane Scott
producer
Original Music
Christopher Gordon
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Cinematographer
Peter James
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Editor
Mark Warner
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Casting Director
Nikki Barrett
Sharon Howard-Field
Hai Bin Li
Production Designer
Herbert Pinter
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Art Director
Elaine Kusmishko
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Nick Pill
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Bernardo Trujillo
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Set Decorator
Kerrie Brown
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Costume Designer
Anna Borghesi
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Makeup Department
Warren Hanneman
hair stylist
Rona Lamont
makeup artist: second unit, Houston
Vivien Mepham
makeup department head
Christine Spiller
makeup artist
Simone Wajon
hair stylist & makeup artist
Production Manager
Susan Elkins
production manager
Katherine Heads
post-production supervisor
Paul Ranford
production manager: China
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Debbie Antoniou
assistant director
Darwin Brooks
third assistant director
Jiao Chen
second second assistant director
Lucy Egerton
second assistant director
Mark Egerton
first assistant director
Andre Fleuren
second unit director
Nicholas Lee
first assistant director: Houston second unit
Hamish Roxburgh
assistant director
Eddie Thorne
assistant director
Art Department
Ian Bickerton
construction foreman
Alex Chomicz
props assistant
Damien Cooper
theatrical lighting designer
Andrew Hardingham
practical electrician
Hannah Knowlton
set dresser
David Malek
set dresser
Marian Murray
property master
Tarnia Nicol
draftsperson
Maggi Poorman
set decorator: Houston
Sound Department
Yulia Akerholt
dialogue editor
Danielle Barron
foley editor
Mark Franken
sound effects editor
Alan Freedman
adr mixer: Los Angeles
Wei He
sound effects editor
David Lee
sound recordist
Andrew Neil
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor, sound designer
Stacey Parish
sound assistant
Liesl Pieterse
adr recordist
Roger Savage
sound re-recording mixer
Blair Slater
foley recordist
Brooke Trezise
sound editing assistant
Mario Vaccaro
foley artist
Andy Wright
adr recordist
Special Effects
Thomas Van Koeverden
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Simon Alberry
I/O supervisor
Daniel Bryant
digital compositor: Rising Sun
Tim Crosbie
visual effects supervisor
Ben Dickson
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
John Dietz
visual effects producer: Rising Sun Pictures
Brad Dunn
digital compositor
Rebecca Dunn
digital supervisor
John Durney
digital compositor
William Gammon
lead senior compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Victor Glushchenko
visual effects artist
Matthew Griffin
digital compositor
Jad Haber
digital compositor
Sam Hancock
digital compositor
Aeon Henderson
digital compositor
Dennis Jones
visual effects supervisor
Danny Lee
digital compositor
Sarah McLauchlan
visual effects editor: Rising Sun Pictures
Naomi Mitchell
visual effects coordinator
Sam Norman
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Eric Ponton
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Emily Probert
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Ben Roberts
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Michael Slater
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Robert Stollar
digital compositor
Takahiro Suzuki
digital compositor
Richard Thwaites
visual effects coordinator
Ben Warner
senior digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Susan M. Weeks
senior digital compositor
James Whitlam
visual effects executive producer: Rising Sun Pictures
Dan Wills
digital effects artist
Kaspar Zwirner
compositor
Stunts
Harry Dakanalis
stunt coordinator
Ingrid Kleinig
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Cardwell
still photographer
Ashleigh Carter
first assistant camera
Eran Dolev
high speed camera operator
Andre Fleuren
camera operator: "b" camera, second unit: cinematographer
Lachlan French
video assist assistant
Simon Harding
Steadicam operator, camera operator
Mark Harris
rigging gaffer
Adrian Hattingh
clap loader
Frank Hruby
b focus puller
Jeffrey Lulewicz
video assist assistant
Jason Naran
video assist operator
David Nichols
key grip, dolly grip
Fiona Qi
best boy grip
Matthew Wakai
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Windon
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jayden York
libra head technician
Casting Department
Rona Lamont
extras casting: second unit, Houston
Danny Long
casting assistant
Dex Tallo
extras casting director
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicola Dunn
costume assistant
Roberta Elkins
costume assistant: Houston
Jamella Hassan
key costume stand-by
Elly Kamal
costume supervisor
Rona Lamont
costume supervisor: Houston
Penny Mackie
costumes
Kellie Montgomery
costume assistant
Dan Owen
extras costume stand-by
Damir Peranovic
extras costume coordinator
Jo Thorpe
costume cutter
Jack Tung
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Trish Cahill
digital intermediate colorist
Bin Li
first assistant editor
Music Department
Daniel Baker
music preparation
Laura Bishop
music preparation
Christo Curtis
score recording & mixing, music editor
Kim Green
music supervisor
James K. Lee
music preparation
Emily Rogers
on-set music editor
Jessica Wells
music preparation
Transportation Department
Rob Flanagan
production driver
Other Crew
Sam Anderson
stage manager
Jeremy Atcliffe
financial controller
Craig Busch
location manager: Houston
Shauna Cho
assistant production accountant
Adrienne Dene
production assistant
Julie E. Furnas
key set pa: Houston
Katherine Heads
assistant to producer
Peter Lawless
location manager
Cunxin Li
executive: Bell Potter
Anna McDonnell
assistant production coordinator
Victoria Mielewska
voice coach
Jane Moroney
first assistant accountant
Kylie Muller
production accountant
Graeme Murphy
choreographer
Chris O'Connell
script supervisor
Devin O'Rourke
production assistant
Anna Marie Pitman
production secretary
Damien Silk
executive: Bell Potter
Keith Smith
production assistant
Janet Vernon
choreographer
Kelly Vincent
production coordinator
Vaughan Webber
executive: Bell Potter
Thanks
Ye Chen
special thanks
Charles Foster
special thanks
Preston Frazier
special thanks
Cunxin Li
special thanks
Elizabeth Mackey
special thanks
Mary McKendry
special thanks
Hengameh Panahi
special thanks
Ben Stevenson
special thanks
Lujun Wang
special thanks
Production Company
Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
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Distributor
Roadshow Entertainment
ATO Pictures
Hopscotch Entertainment
Golden Village Pictures
Mongrel Media
Nu Metro Cinemas
Capelight Pictures
Hexagon
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
California Filmes
Media International Pictures
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Special Effects
Rising Sun Pictures
Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies, camera car
Dolby Laboratories
sound mix
Lakeshore Records
soundtrack
Soundfirm
sound post-production
VisionsMCP
lead casting
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