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The Battle at Lake Changjin

The Battle at Lake Changjin

Do they fall out of the goddamn sky?

20216.22h 58m

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.

Directed by Chen Kaige
Written by Lan Xiaolong, Huang Jianxin
Produced by Shi Nansun, Candy Leung Fung-Ying, Jiang Defu
Box OfficeBudget: $200.0MRevenue: $902.5M

Top Cast

Wu Jing

Wu Jing

Wu Qianli

Jackson Yee

Jackson Yee

Wu Wanli

Duan Yihong

Duan Yihong

Tan Ziwei

Zhu Yawen

Zhu Yawen

Mei Sheng

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee

Colonel Allan MacLean

Jerry Lee

Jerry Lee

Yu Congrong

J

John F. Cruz

General O.P. Smith

Elvis Han

Elvis Han

Ping He

Hu Jun

Hu Jun

Lei Jusheng

James Filbird

James Filbird

General Douglas MacArthur

Themes & Keywords

korean war (1950-53)chinese communism

About The Battle at Lake Changjin

The Battle at Lake Changjin is a drama, war film released in 2021 exploring themes of korean war (1950-53), chinese communism. Directed by Chen Kaige, it stars Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Duan Yihong. 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.

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