800 Heroes (1938)

Original title

八百壮士

Directed by

Ying Yunwei

Genre

drama film

Country

Republic of China

Runtime

53 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on real events from 1937, the film follows Chinese soldiers defending a warehouse in Shanghai against Japanese forces. It shows their struggle to hold the position under heavy attack.

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What happens

800 Heroes (Chinese: 八百壯士) is a 1938 Chinese historical war drama film directed by Ying Yunwei and written by Yang Hansheng. The film stars Yuan Muzhi, Chen Bo'er, Hong Hong, and Zhang Shufan. The film is about the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai. The film was released on April 2, 1938, in China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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