The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest (Chinese: 大进军席卷大西南), also known as The Liberation of Southwest China, is a 1998 Chinese epic war film directed by Song Yeming and Zhu Jianming and written by Lu Zhuguo. The film stars Fu Xuecheng, Lu Qi, Gu Yue, and Zhao Hengduo. The film is about the war between the Communist troops and the KMT troops in southwest China during the Chinese Civil War.[1]

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest
Traditional大進軍席捲大西南
Simplified大进军席卷大西南
MandarinDàjìnjūn Xíjuǎn Dàxīnán
Directed bySong Yeming
Zhu Jianming
Produced byZhang Shuangbo
Liu Guangjun
Shang Changyi
Xu Gang
Written byLu Zhuguo
StarringFu Xuecheng
Lu Qi
Gu Yue
Zhao Hengduo
Music byYang Xiwu
CinematographyDong Yachun
Wang Weidong
Li Bingkun
Edited byNie Weiguo
Huang Weifu
Production
company
Distributed byMei Ah Laser Disc Co., LTD.
Release date
  • 24 September 1998 (1998-09-24) (China)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

In September 1949, after the three major campaigns (Liaoshen Campaign, Huaihai Campaign and Pingjin Campaign), the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has basically achieved control over the provinces and cities of mainland China, the KMT troops are evacuated to Chongqing, Mao Zedong and Zhu De plan to make a final battle against the Kuomintang, soon the war in southwest China's Sichuan, Chongqing break out, the People's Liberation Army defeat the KMT troops, the KMT troops is forced to retreat to Taiwan.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Release

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest was released in China on September 24, 1998.

Accolades
DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
19984th Huabiao AwardsOutstanding FilmThe Great Military March Forward: Engulf the SouthwestWon[1][2]
Outstanding DirectorSong Yeming and Zhu JianmingWon[1][2]
Excellent Film TechnologyThe Great Military March Forward: Engulf the SouthwestWon[1][2]
18th Golden Rooster AwardsBest WritingLu ZhuguoWon[1]
Special Jury PrizeThe Great Military March Forward: Engulf the SouthwestWon[1]

References
  1. 电影：《大进军——席卷大西南》. sina (in Chinese). 2007-02-01.
  2. 资料：第4届电影华表奖获奖名单(1997年度). QQ (in Chinese). 2011-08-24.
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