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The Eight Hundred: Directed by Guan Hu. With Zhizhong Huang, Junyi Zhang, Hao Ou, Xiaoguang Hu. In 1937, 800 Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
- (7.4K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Hu Guan
- 2020-08-28
This revealing film recounts the events that led to the fighting that began in Shanghai in 1937, which would become part of a larger, global conflict. The programme reflects the latest...
- 56 min
- 16
- DiBond Documentaries
The Eight Hundred recounts a key moment in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War when 452 Chinese soldiers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan (Du Chun), are ordered to defend the fortress-like Sihang Warehouse against the much larger Japanese army.
Dec 28, 2018 · In a series of remarkable color films, the 1937 Japanese invasion of Shanghai is captured in stark detail. It marked a rising wave of Japanese imperialist ambitions that would lead straight...
- 2 min
- 243.1K
- Smithsonian Channel
Jul 21, 2019 · Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began incorporates the latest scholarship, making it different from every documentary previously produced on this subject. Everyone knows when World War II ended. But it all began in Shanghai 1937.
Aug 24, 2020 · In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers and draft dodgers fight for four days under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
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