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Railway Heroes

Railway Heroes

20216.72h 4m

Overview

The historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the "Lunan Railway Brigade" who desperately fight to defend their homeland.

Directed by Feng Yang
Written by Feng Yang
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Top Cast

Zhang Hanyu

Zhang Hanyu

Lao Hong

Fan Wei

Fan Wei

Lao Wang

Vision Wei

Vision Wei

Qi Shun

Zhou Ye

Zhou Ye

Zhuang Yan

Yu Haoming

Yu Haoming

Lin Dong

Guo Mingyu

Guo Mingyu

Hiroyuki Mori

Hiroyuki Mori

Wang Fei

Wang Fei

About Railway Heroes

Railway Heroes is a war, drama, history film released in 2021. Directed by Feng Yang, it stars Zhang Hanyu, Fan Wei, Vision Wei. The historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the "Lunan Railway Brigade" who desperately fight to defend their homeland.

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