800 Heroes (film)

800 Heroes (Chinese: 八百壯士) is a 1938 Chinese historical war drama film directed by Ying Yunwei and written by Yang Hansheng. The film stars Yuan Muzhi, Chen Bo'er, Hong Hong, and Zhang Shufan.[1] The film is about the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai.[2] The film was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

800 Heroes
Traditional八百壯士
Simplified八百壮士
MandarinBā bǎi zhuàng shì
Directed byYing Yunwei
Written byYang Hansheng
StarringYuan Muzhi
Chen Bo'er
Hong Hong
Zhang Shufan
CinematographyWang Shizhen
Production
company
Zhongnan Guangrong Film Company
Distributed byChina Film Production Factory
Release date
  • 2 April 1938 (1938-04-02) (China)
Running time
53 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

On August 13, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army invades Shanghai, Xie Jinyuan, the Lieutenant Colonel of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, leads more than 400 young officers to guard the Sihang Warehouse.

Cast

Release

800 Heroes was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

References

  1. 八百壮士. china.com.cn (in Chinese). 27 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. Li Si (李斯) (4 July 2012). 1938年八百壮士引起强烈反响. todayonhistory.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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