The Eight Hundred Heroes (1938)

800 Chinese soldiers guard the important warehouse district against the invading Japanese Army. Re-imagination of a famous (bordering on legendary) episode from the battle of Shanghai: 800 soldiers of the 88th regiment against what feels like the whole of Japan’s Imperial Army - think Thermopylae, Chinese version. A splendid, visually amazing gem which, in its own way, is also a last stand: of silent cinema, Shanghai style. (iffr)

Released

1938-01-01

Genres

War

Runtime

53 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Yunwei Ying

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes