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Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs; Hero; Lust, Caution) & Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers; The Warlords) star in this superb historical epic directed by the famed action director John Woo (Bullet in the Head; Face/Off; Mission: Impossible II).
Set in AD.208, 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 E
Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs; Hero; Lust, Caution) & Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers; The Warlords) star in this superb historical epic directed by the famed action director John Woo (Bullet in the Head; Face/Off; Mission: Impossible II).
Set in AD.208, 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 enormous battle of Red Cliff, a battle which would change the course of Chinese history forever.
Originally two separate films, this dvd comprises both parts;
Red Cliff: Part One run time = 2 hrs 17 mins approx.
Red Cliff: Part Two run time = 2 hrs 15 mins approx
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Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
Release date: 5 October 2009
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5017239196478
Tags: Drama (1), Action (1), Epic (1), History (1), Chinese (1), China (1), Adventure (1), War (1), Military (1), Historical (1), Asian (1)
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