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The Volunteers: To the War

The Volunteers: To the War

20236.02h 21m

Overview

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, and the "Resist US Aid Korea" war kicked off.

Directed by Chen Kaige
Written by Huang Jianxin, Lan Xiaolong, Liu Jianwei
Produced by Fu Ruoqing, Chen Hong, Huang Jianxin
Box Office0Revenue: $115.9M

Top Cast

Tang Guoqiang

Tang Guoqiang

Mao Zedong / 毛泽东

Wang Yanhui

Wang Yanhui

Peng Dehuai / 彭德怀

Liu Jin

Liu Jin

Zhou En'lai / 周恩来

Xin Baiqing

Xin Baiqing

Li Moyin / 李默尹

Zhang Songwen

Zhang Songwen

Wu Xiuquan/ 伍修权

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

Jiang Chao / 江潮

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Tang Sheng / 唐笙

Zhu Yawen

Zhu Yawen

Wu Benzheng / 吴本正

Zhang Zifeng

Zhang Zifeng

Li Xiao / 李晓

Wei Daxun

Wei Daxun

Mao An'ying / 毛岸英

Themes & Keywords

korean war (1950-53)

About The Volunteers: To the War

The Volunteers: To the War is a drama, war, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of korean war (1950-53). Directed by Chen Kaige, it stars Tang Guoqiang, Wang Yanhui, Liu Jin. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, and the "Resist US Aid Korea" war kicked off.

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