Movie
Red Cliff
The future will be decided.
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
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Checked Jul 28, 2026
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Synopsis
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
More about Red Cliff
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-waiZhou Yu
Takeshi KaneshiroZhu Ge Liang
Zhang FengyiCao Cao
Chang ChenSun Quan
Vicky Zhao WeiSun Shang Xiang
Hu JunZhao Yun
Shido NakamuraGan Xing
Lin Chi-lingXiao QiaoCredits
- Directed by
- John Woo
- Written by
- John Woo, Chan Hon, Kuo Cheng, Sheng Heyu, Luo Guanzhong
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 赤壁
- Collection
- Red Cliff Collection
- Budget
- $80.3M
- Box office
- $250.1M
Production
- Lion Rock ProductionsUnited States
ShowboxSouth Korea- Beijing Film StudioChina
Avex EntertainmentJapan
CMC EntertainmentTaiwan
Shanghai Film GroupChina
