Silver Screen
Chinese Movies: The War of the Red Cliff
Chinese Name: 赤壁（Chi Bi）(2008)
Synopsis:
In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly. Written by rmlohner
Director: John Woo
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro ... Zhuge Liang
Wei Zhao ... Sun Shangxiang
Chen Chang ... Sun Quan
Shido Nakamura ... Wa Long
Chiling Lin ... Xiao Qiao
Fengyi Zhang ... Cao Cao
Jun Hu ... Zhao Yun
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
Synopsis:
In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly. Written by rmlohner
Director: John Woo
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro ... Zhuge Liang
Wei Zhao ... Sun Shangxiang
Chen Chang ... Sun Quan
Shido Nakamura ... Wa Long
Chiling Lin ... Xiao Qiao
Fengyi Zhang ... Cao Cao
Jun Hu ... Zhao Yun
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
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