The main actors in this film are:
* Liu Peiqi as Zhou Enlai
* Song Xiaoying as Deng Yingchao (Zhou Enlai's wife)
* Li Xuejian as Mao Zedong
* Wang Ji as Jiang Qing
* Chen Baoguo as Zhu De
Supporting actors include:
* Sun Feihu as Lin Biao
* Wang Quanyou as Liu Shaoqi
* Ding Jiali as Soong Ching-ling
* Xie Jin as Chen Yi
* Li Guangjie as young Zhou Enlai
This film was a big production featuring a strong cast of established Chinese actors.