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Released 19 years ago.
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Assembly
"Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized."
2007 2h 3m ZH
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Synopsis
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Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.
“Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized.”
Cast
Zhang Hanyu
Capt. Gu Zidi
Deng Chao
Col. Zhao Erdou
Yuan Wenkang
Political Officer Wang Jincun
Tang Yan
Sun Guiqin
Liao Fan
Jiao Dapeng
Wang Baoqiang
Sniper Jiang Maocai
Hu Jun
Col. Liu Zeshui
Ren Quan
Political Officer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Feng Xiaogang
- Writers
- Liu Heng
- Languages
- Russian, Mandarin, English
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Mandarin, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Feng Xiaogang, shot by Lü Yue. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao and Yuan Wenkang carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0881200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Feng Xiaogang directs. Lü Yue behind the camera. Profitable at the box office. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Russian, Mandarin, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Mandarin, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
- 4Directed by Feng Xiaogang, shot by Lü Yue. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao and Yuan Wenkang carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0881200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lü Yue
- Runtime
- 123 min · 2h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Box office
- $34,786,960
- Return
- 217% of budget
- Original language
- ZH
- IMDB
- Assembly (2007)
Awards
- Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film
- Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture
- Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Feng Xiaogang
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- HU
Huayi Brothers Media Corporation
Media Asia Films
HK
Shanghai Film Group
CN
MK Pictures
KR
- CH
China Film Co-Production
CN
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorZheng Chunyu
- MusicWang Liguang
- ProducerWang Zhongjun
- ProducerRen Zhonglun
- ProducerJohn Chong
- StuntsPark Ju-chun
- Visual Effects ProducerChristopher Elke
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- civil war
- korean war (1950-53)
- chinese civil war
- chinese communism
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-10-09
Also known as
International titles
- AssemblyUS
- A kürt hangjaHU
- Во имя честиRU
- Ji jie haoCN
- Сигнал к отступлениюRU
