Underplayed Gems

The Naval Battle of 1894 (1962)

The Naval Battle of 1894 poster
Original title
甲午风云
Directed by
Nong Lin
Genre
war film, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Chinese war film set during the lead-up and early stages of the First Sino-Japanese War. It follows Chinese naval officers who face Japanese provocations and internal disagreements over whether to fight or make concessions.

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What happens

The Naval Battle of 1894 (originaltittel: Jia wu feng yun) er en kinesisk krigsfilm fra 1962 regissert av Lin Nong. Handlingen er lagt til tiden like før og i starten av den første kinesisk-japanske krig. Den japanske marinen utfører provokasjoner mot den kinesiske marinen for å teste dens forsvarsverker. Enkelte på den kinesiske siden er villige til å gjøre innrømmelser for å unngå krig, mens andre er fast bestemt på å kjempe. Når Japan invaderer møter de sterk motstand fra noen kinesiske marineoffiserer som nedlegger en heroisk innsats for å forhindre invasjonen. Ledende roller spilles av Li Moran, Pu Keh, Wang Qiuying, Pang Xueqin, Li Jie og Zhou Wenbin. Filmen ble svært populær i Kina. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Hundred Flowers Awards i 1964 (delt med Waves on the South-China Sea og After Armistice). Filmen er også kjent under den engelske tittelen The Battle of 1894. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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