The Eight Hundred Heroes

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)

Genre:

War

Duration:

53 min

Cast:

Bo'er Chen, Muzhi Yuan, Shufang Zhang

Quality:

HD

Director:

Yunwei Ying

Release:

1938

Country:

China

Rating:

10.0