War ·History ·Drama ·Action · China · 2020 · 2h 27m

The Eight Hundred

八佰

Director

Cast

Wang Qianyuan as Yang Guai Zhang Yi as Old Abacus Huang Zhizhong as Lao Hulu Jiang Wu as Lao Tie Ou Hao as Duan Wu Du Chun as Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan

Crew

Cao Yu — Director of Photography He Yongyi — Editor Tu Yiran — Editor Andrew Kawczynski — Original Music Composer Rupert Gregson-Williams — Original Music Composer Zhao Ningyu — Writer

Tagline

Based on the true story of one of the greatest battles of WWII.

Synopsis

In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

siege second sino-japanese war (1937-45)

Key Collaborators

Guan Hu Director Cao Yu Director of Photography He Yongyi Editor Tu Yiran Editor Andrew Kawczynski Original Music Composer Rupert Gregson-Williams Original Music Composer Zhao Ningyu Writer Zhang Xiaobei Writer Zhao Dongling Writer Guan Hu Writer Zhu Wenjiu Producer Lin Mu Production Design

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