Zhaodi Wu

Birthday: 11/18/1920
Deathday: 9/3/1992
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: 武兆堤, Wu Zhao-Di, Mou Siu-Tai, У Чжаоти, Чжаоти У

Biography

Wu Zhaodi was a director and screenwriter in Mainland China and graduated from Beijing Film Academy. In 1948, he co-created the opera "Steel Bone and Iron Tendons" with Su Li and Wu Yin, which was later adapted into the drama "Iron Warrior" by Cheng Yin. In 1954, he served as the deputy director of the industrial film "Infinite Potential". In 1955, he co-directed the war film "Plain Guerrillas" with Suri, which won the third prize of the Excellent Film of the Ministry of Culture of China. In 1957, he independently directed his first film "Underground Vanguard". On September 3, 1992, Wu Zhaodi died of illness at the age of 72.