The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox film The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (Template:Zh) is a lost Chinese silent film serial directed by Zhang Shichuan, widely considered to be the founding father of Chinese cinema.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The film is adapted from the novel The Tale of the Extraordinary Swordsman.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, in 16 parts, is among the longest films ever produced and the longest major release,Template:Specify running 27 hours in total. The Mingxing Film Company production was released in 19 feature-length parts between 1928 and 1931. No copies have survived. The craze of the film series eventually led the Kuomintang to ban all wuxia films by the early 1930s because wuxia was thought to be inciting anarchy and rebellion.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• List of lost films
• List of longest films

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