Genres

War

Duration

53 min

Director

Yunwei Ying

Rating

Rating not available

Release Date

January 1, 1938

The Eight Hundred Heroes

Original title: 八百壮士

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)