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Snipers

Snipers

20226.91h 36m

Overview

The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.

Directed by Zhang Mo
Written by Chen Yu
Box Office0Revenue: $90.1M

Top Cast

Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

Company Commander

Zhang Yu

Zhang Yu

Liu Wenwu

Chen Yongsheng

Chen Yongsheng

Dayong

Jonathan Kos-Read

Jonathan Kos-Read

John

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee

Russ

Scotty Cox

Scotty Cox

Jack

Liu Yitie

Liu Yitie

Liang Lianghuan

Huang Yan

Huang Yan

Mi Lao Er

Cheng Hongxin

Cheng Hongxin

Xi Sun

Dai Wenbo

Dai Wenbo

Gao Jun

Themes & Keywords

korean war (1950-53)snipers

About Snipers

Snipers is a drama, war film released in 2022 exploring themes of korean war (1950-53), snipers. Directed by Zhang Mo, it stars Zhang Yi, Zhang Yu, Chen Yongsheng. The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.

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