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The Founding of an Army

Original title: Jian jun da ye
  • 2017
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.1K
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The Founding of an Army (2017)
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The foundation of CCP army in 1927, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.The foundation of CCP army in 1927, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.The foundation of CCP army in 1927, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.

  • Director
    • Wai Keung Lau
  • Writers
    • Sanping Han
    • Jianxin Huang
  • Stars
    • Ye Liu
    • Yawen Zhu
    • Zhizhong Huang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wai Keung Lau
    • Writers
      • Sanping Han
      • Jianxin Huang
    • Stars
      • Ye Liu
      • Yawen Zhu
      • Zhizhong Huang
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Ye Liu
    Ye Liu
    • Mao Zedong
    Yawen Zhu
    Yawen Zhu
    • Zhou Enlai
    Zhizhong Huang
    Zhizhong Huang
    • Zhu De
    Hao Ou
    Hao Ou
    • Ye Ting
    Wallace Huo
    Wallace Huo
    • Chiang Kaishek
    Zijian Dong
    Zijian Dong
    • Deng Xiaoping
    Zhuang Jieqiong
    • Shi Guan Zhang
    • (as Zhuang Jie Qiong)
    Wang Jingchun
    Wang Jingchun
    • He Long
    • (as Jingchun Wang)
    Yifeng Li
    Yifeng Li
    • He Chang Gong
    • (as Yi Feng Li)
    Dawei Liang
    Dawei Liang
    • Chen Geng
    Hao Liu
    • Ye Jianying
    • (as Xiao Ai)
    Haoran Liu
    Haoran Liu
    • Su Yu
    • (as Liu Haoran)
    Marc Ma
    Marc Ma
    Tianyu Ma
    Tianyu Ma
    • Lin Biao
    White-K
    White-K
    • Di Qiubai
    • (as Bai-Ke)
    Yue Wu
    Yue Wu
    Bai Yu
    Bai Yu
    • Cai Qingchuan
    Hewei Yu
    Hewei Yu
    • Director
      • Wai Keung Lau
    • Writers
      • Sanping Han
      • Jianxin Huang
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    User reviews4

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    3chuckxx

    CCP propaganda movie

    Not much of an action movie. Mainly propaganda about Mao.
    1superiver-65424

    Hahaha, it completely meets my expectations.

    Hahaha, it completely meets my expectations. As of 23.7.26, the rating of 4.5. Douban is still not allowed to be rated. Really, looking at the situation now, it has been backfired. It's really great to be able to access this website. Too many items in Douban have been harmonized. This movie was filmed without a clue. There are many characters, but each character has a superficial taste. Big budget, spent a lot of money, and the scene layout and special effects were quite good, but it was really nauseating to watch because the slogans were shouted too loudly. I wanted to score one star after watching it, but Douban still didn't allow a rating. The meaning of not giving a score is zero. Haha.
    8kromalexander

    Decent action movie 🍿.

    Don't count on the details, it's an action movie (not a documentary). It's a patriotic action movie, great cgi, focused on battles.

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    • Release date
      • July 27, 2017 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official site
      • douban
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 建軍大業
    • Production companies
      • China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
      • Bona Film Group
      • Nanchang Film and Television Creation Institution
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,600,361
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
      • 12-Track Digital Sound
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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