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Red Cliff
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Red Cliff is a 2008 historical action film directed and written by John Woo. The movie features Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, and Chang Chen in the cast. It is based on The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and set in China. The production involved China Film Group Corporation, Lion Rock Productions, Showbox, Beijing Film Studio, Avex Entertainment, and CMC Entertainment. The film was produced by Han Sanping with music by Taro Iwashiro and cinematography by Lü Yue.
The film has a runtime of 145 to 148 minutes. It was released in China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. The original language is Mandarin. Distribution was handled by Netflix via video on demand. The budget was 80,341,000, and the revenue reached 250,100,000. The film holds an R rating and has received 14 wins and 44 nominations.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include 91%, 7.2/10, and 73/100. Other ratings are 7.119, 7.3, and 89%. The Metascore is 73/100. The film is part of the Red Cliff Collection. Its tagline is "The future will be decided."
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7.1In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster 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. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Zhou Yu
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhu Ge Liang
- Zhang Fengyi as Cao Cao
- Chang Chen as Sun Quan
- Vicky Zhao Wei as Sun Shang Xiang
- Hu Jun as Zhao Yun
Themes
- martial arts
- china
- flaming arrow
- strategy
- carrier pigeon
- wall of fire
- white dove
- casualty of war
- chinese painting
- broken arrow
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
50,219 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 14 wins & 44 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Director
- John Woo
- Cast member
- Song Jia
- Composer
- Taro Iwashiro
- Producer
- Han Sanping
- Production company
- China Film Group Corporation
- Cinematographer
- Lü Yue
- Narrative location
- China
- FilmAffinity ID
- 698940
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.redclifffilm.com
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- publication date
- 2009-07-09
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- 赤壁
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 73/100
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