Region Coding: All-Region

Format: NTSC

AKA:The Battle of Red Cliff

Director(s): John Woo

Released: 2008(China)

Genre(s): War; Action
Plot: In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly.

Synopsis: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

Cast: Chen Chang, Yong Hou, Jun Hu, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chiling Lin

Running Time: 127 (approx)

Languages: Mandarin

Subtitles: English

Features: Anamorphic 16:9 Widescreen,Dolby Digital 5.1

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