The Eight Hundred Heroes

Overview

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)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1938

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

China

Cast

Shufang Zhang,Muzhi Yuan,Bo'er Chen

Director

Yunwei Ying

Writer

Hansheng Yang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0468659