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Red Cliff

Movie·2008·Adventure, Drama, History·2h 25m·7.1 (888)·Directed by John Woo

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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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Tony Leung Chiu-waiTony Leung Chiu-waiZhou YuTakeshi KaneshiroTakeshi KaneshiroZhu Ge LiangZhang FengyiZhang FengyiCao CaoChang ChenChang ChenSun QuanVicky Zhao WeiVicky Zhao WeiSun Shang XiangHu JunHu JunZhao YunShido NakamuraShido NakamuraGan XingLin Chi-lingLin Chi-lingXiao Qiao

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