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The Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang (1986)

The Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang poster
Original title
血战台儿庄
Directed by
Yang Guangyuan
Genre
war film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Chinese film from 1986 that recreates a major battle during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It shows the fighting from the perspective of the Nationalist forces, a first for mainland Chinese cinema.

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What happens

《血战台儿庄》是一部中国大陆在1986年制作的电影,翟俊杰与杨光远合作执导,再现了台儿庄战役的历史。这部电影是中国大陆方面首次使用电影艺术的方式肯定国民党在抗日战争正面战场的作用,因此在首映时给观众带来耳目一新的感受。此电影与大陆其他电影风格截然不同,诸多细节迥异,甚至采用了国军的诸多习惯,如在军事地图中将日军绘成红色,国军为蓝色。 在程思遠推動下,廣西電影製片廠拍攝《血戰台兒莊》;蔣經國表示:「這部片子有幾點是可以的,第一,共產黨認為我們是抗日的;第二,對我父親是正面報道,沒有歪曲他。」 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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