Melnitz Movies/Asia Institute: "Red Cliff"

Times

Thu Nov 12 at 7:30 PM

Venue

The James Bridges Theater (Melnitz 1409)

Red Cliff is a Chinese epic film based on the Battle of Red Cliffs and events during the end of the Han Dynasty. In 208 A.D., the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minister Cao Cao convinces the fickle Emperor Han that the only way to unite all of China is to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus begins a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu form and unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensue, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff, the battle that changed the course of Chinese history forever.

DIRECTOR: John Woo
WRITERS: John Woo, Khan Chan
CAST: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chen Chang

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Keywords

"red cliff" "john woo" 

Published

Fri Oct 23, 2009 in Screening

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