Movie
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Overview
Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.
Details
- Release date
- 2021-09-30
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bona Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, DF Pictures, Alibaba Pictures Group, Distribution Workshop, Huaxia Film Distribution, Just Creative Studio, China Film Group Corporation
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Wu Jing as Wu Qianli
- Jackson Yee as Wu Wanli
- Duan Yihong as Tan Ziwei
- Zhu Yawen as Mei Sheng
- Kevin Lee as Colonel Allan MacLean
- Jerry Lee as Yu Congrong
- John F. Cruz as General O.P. Smith
- Elvis Han as Ping He
- Hu Jun as Lei Jusheng
- James Filbird as General Douglas MacArthur
- Huang Xuan as Mao An'ying
- Zhang Hanyu as Song Shilun
Crew
- Tsui Hark - Director
- Chen Kaige - Director
- Dante Lam Chiu-yin - Director
- Huang Jianxin - Screenplay
- Lan Xiaolong - Screenplay
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