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The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥) Movie Details:
Country | Mainland China Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |
Genre | Action Drama Historical War |
Release date | 1st February 2022 (Mainland China, Macau) 12th May 2022 (Hong Kong) |
Running time | 2hr 33min |
Starring | Wu Jing Jackson Yee Duan Yihong Zhang Hanyu |
Directed by | Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Lin Chaoxian |
Written by | Lan Xiaolong Huang Xin |
Produced by | Huang Jianxin (Executive Producer), Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Lin Chaoxian Yu Dong |
Cinematography by | Luo Pan Gao Hu Xie Zhongdao Bao Dexi, Huang Yongheng Ding Yu |
Edited by | Maizi Shan, Li Dianshi, He Yongyi |
Composers | Wang Zhiyi, Liang Haoyi |
Production Company | Bona Film Group August First Film Studio Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd. China Film Co.Ltd Shanghai Film Group Alibaba Pictures Beijing Dengfeng International Cultural Communication Co. Ltd. Emperor Motion Pictures |
Distributor | Bona Film Group Emperor Motion Pictures |
The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥) Movie Cast & Characters:
- Jing Wu as Wu Qianli
- Jackson Yee as Wu Wanli
- Yihong Duan as Tan Ziwei
- Yawen Zhu as Mei Sheng
- Kevin Lee as Colonel Allan MacLean
- Chen Li as Yu Congrong
- John F. Cruz as General O.P. Smith
- Dongjun Han as Ping He
- Jun Hu as Lei Jusheng
- James Filbird as General Douglas MacArthur
- Xuan Huang as Mao Anying
- Hanyu Zhang as Song Shilun
- Hao Ou as Yang Gensi
- Matias Lorieri as US Marine Corps Soldier
- Diego Dati as Ericker
- Temur Mamisashvili as Polar Bear Soldier
Storyline:
Sequel to “The Battle at Lake Changjin”. Follows the Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) soldiers on a new task, and now their battlefield is a crucial bridge on the retreat route of American troops.
The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥) Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Worldwide Collection | 40.6 billion RMB |
About The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥) Movie:
The Battle at Lake Changjin II, also known as Water Gate Bridge the sequel to The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).
It was commissioned by the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party as part of its 100th anniversary.
The Battle at Lake Changjin II was filmed back-to-back with the preceding film The Battle at Lake Changjin in early 2021. According to Bona Film Group president and producer Yu Dong, the film would “complete the story of the 7th Company and make people see why they are called the ‘steel 7th Company'”.
The production was led by the film office of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Most of the film was shot in early 2021 with two crews, who shot for a combined total of 210 days. Some scenes were reshot at Hengdian World Studios in late 2021.
The film uses extensive special effects, including millions of RMB worth of white sand that was transported to Hengdian for use as fake snow. Actors also wore special makeup to simulate frostbite on the characters’ faces.
Actor Wu Jing said that the combat in this film was more difficult than in the preceding film.
On 13 January 2022, it was announced that the film would be released on 1 February (Chinese New Year) as a Chinese New Year film.
The film grossed over $626 million in China, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2022.
It was released in IMAX theaters and formed part of IMAX’s second-highest-grossing Chinese New Year after 2021.
Yu Dong suggested in an interview that the production company might release a six-hour director’s cut combining material from both The Battle at Lake Changjin and its sequel.
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