Red Cliff (2008)

R 150 min - Adventure, Drama, Action - 10 July 2008

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In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly.

Director:  John Woo

Stars:  Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chiling Lin, Nakamura Shidō II, Zhao Wei, Hu Jun, You Yong, Tong Dawei, Song Jia, Ba Sen Zha Bu, Jinsheng Zang, Zhang Shan, Zhang Fengyi, Yong Hou, Qingxiang Wang

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Storyline

In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly.

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Collections: John Woo

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Tagline: The future will be decided.

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Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action

Details

Official Website:  http://www.redclifffilm.com

Country:   China

Language:  普通话

Release Date:  10 July 2008

Box Office

Revenue:  $626,809

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Beijing Film Studio, Lion Rock Productions, China Entertainment Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 30 min

In 208 A.D., the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minister Cao Cao (Zhang Feng Yi) convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south.

Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

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