Film
The Eight Hundred Heroes
1938Directed by Yunwei Ying
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- Released
- Runtime
- 53m
About The Eight Hundred Heroes
- War
Synopsis
800 Chinese soldiers guard the important warehouse district against the invading Japanese Army. Re-imagination of a famous (bordering on legendary) episode from the battle of Shanghai: 800 soldiers of the 88th regiment against what feels like the whole of Japan’s Imperial Army - think Thermopylae, Chinese version. A splendid, visually amazing gem which, in its own way, is also a last stand: of silent cinema, Shanghai style. (iffr)
- Director
- Yunwei Ying
- Writer
- Hansheng Yang
- Original title
- 八百壮士
