Eight Hundred Heroes (1976)

Original title

八百壯士

Directed by

Ting Shan-hsi

Genre

war film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Chinese soldiers defending a warehouse in Shanghai during the 1937 battle against Japanese forces. It focuses on their courage and sacrifice in a desperate last stand.

patrioticsolemnintensegrittyhistoricalsomberinspiringdramatic

What happens

Eight Hundred Heroes (traditional Chinese: 八百壯士; simplified Chinese: 八百壮士; pinyin: Bābǎi zhuàngshì) is a 1976 Taiwanese historical war drama film directed by Ting Shan-hsi about the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai, China. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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