The Eight Hundred Heroes

The Eight Hundred Heroes (1938)

八百壮士

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)

Date of release
1938-01-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
53m
Genres
War
Director
Yunwei Ying

Casting

Interesting facts

800 Heroes is a 1938 Chinese historical war drama film directed by Ying Yunwei and written by Yang Hansheng. The film stars Yuan Muzhi, Chen Bo'er, Hong Hong, and Zhang Shufan. The film is about the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai. The film was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

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