Director

Zhu Shilin

Directing

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Directed movies: 32Directed series: 0All crew credits: 43

TMDB ID: 1158504

IMDb ID: nm0955820

Known for: Directing

Born: August 30, 1899

Died: January 5, 1967

Age: 67

Place of birth: Jiangsu, Cina

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1931 - 1966

Years active: 36

Wikidata: Q198123

Also known as

Chu Sek-Lun • Chu Shek-Ling • Chuh Shih-Lin • Zhu Shilin • Shek Loong • 朱石麟 • Zhu Shi-Lin • Shi-lin Zhu • Shih-lin Chuh • Shek-ling Chu • +7 more

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Director (32)Writer (9)Screenplay (2)

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Biography

Zhu Shilin (27 July 1899 – 5 January 1967), also romanised as Chu Shek Lin, was a Chinese film director and screenwriter, born in Taicang, Jiangsu, China. Zhu began his career in the thriving film industry of Shanghai, directing actresses like Ruan Lingyu with the Lianhua Film Company. After the war, Zhu moved to Hong Kong, where he founded the Longma Film Company along with fellow Shanghai emigrant Fei Mu. Between 1930 and 1964, he directed 80 films. Two of his films, Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948) and Festival Moon (1953) were ranked in the Hong Kong Film Awards' Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures.