The Warlords (2008) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion in 1860s China. General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, he joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from a helpless village, the three men

Cast & Crew

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Peter Ho-sun Chan

Jet Li

Andy Lau

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Xu Jinglei

Wu Jing-lei

Film Details

Also Known As

Ci Ma, Tau Ming Chong, This Violent Land, Warlords, señores de la guerra, warlords: los señores de la guerra

MPAA Rating

Genre

Action

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Historical

Period

Political

War

Release Date

2008

Production Company

Applause Ruddy Morgan (Arm); Applause Ruddy Morgan (Arm); Bona Film Group; China Film Group; Media Asia; Media Asia Films; Media Asia Films

Distribution Company

Magnet Releasing; Arp; Cinema City International; Gulf Film, Llc; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Kinostar; Lotte Entertainment; Magnet Releasing; Magnolia Home Entertainment; Media Asia; Medyavizyon; Metrodome Distribution; Mongkol; Prisvideo; Shaw Organization

Location

Beijing, China; Hengdian, China; Shanghai, China

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 53m

Synopsis

Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion in 1860s China. General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, he joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from a helpless village, the three men take an oath to become "blood brothers," pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan.

Director

Peter Ho-sun Chan

Cast

Jet Li

Andy Lau

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Xu Jinglei

Wu Jing-lei

Crew

Sunit Asawanitkul

Sound Department

Chris Blunden

Peter Ho-sun Chan

Tony Ching

Stunt Coordinator

Jessie Dai

Costume Designer

Jianxin Huang

Peter Kam

Lo Kim-wah

Assistant Director

Leon Ko

Nakorn Kositpaisal

Sound Department

Yeung Kwok-wai

Assistant Director

Chan Kwong Wing

Aubrey Lam

Peter Lam Kin Ngok

Executive Producer

Xu Lan

Andre Morgan

Executive Producer

Andre Morgan

Lee Pik-kwan

Costume Designer

Chatchai Pongprapaphan

Han Sanping

Executive Producer

Mark Shostrom

Special Makeup Effects

Chun Tin-nam

Arthur Wong

Dp/Cinematographer

Arthur Wong

Director Of Photography

Pater Wong

Raymond Yip

Associate Director

Ng Yuen-fai

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jojo Yuet-chun Hui

Film Details

Also Known As

Ci Ma, Tau Ming Chong, This Violent Land, Warlords, señores de la guerra, warlords: los señores de la guerra

MPAA Rating

Genre

Action

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Historical

Period

Political

War

Release Date

2008

Production Company

Applause Ruddy Morgan (Arm); Applause Ruddy Morgan (Arm); Bona Film Group; China Film Group; Media Asia; Media Asia Films; Media Asia Films

Distribution Company

Magnet Releasing; Arp; Cinema City International; Gulf Film, Llc; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Kinostar; Lotte Entertainment; Magnet Releasing; Magnolia Home Entertainment; Media Asia; Medyavizyon; Metrodome Distribution; Mongkol; Prisvideo; Shaw Organization

Location

Beijing, China; Hengdian, China; Shanghai, China

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 53m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2008

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States October 2008

Released in United States Spring April 2, 2010

Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 24-May 8, 2008.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.

Based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 24-May 8, 2008.)

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)

Released in United States Spring April 2, 2010 (New York City, Los Angeles)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)

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