Red Cliff
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71% Critic Match

Red Cliff

The future will be decided.

7.1 / 10 2008 2h 25mR Chinese
AdventureDramaHistoryActionWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Zhou Yu

Lead
Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Zhu Ge Liang

Zhang Fengyi

Zhang Fengyi

Cao Cao

Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Sun Quan

Vicky Zhao Wei

Vicky Zhao Wei

Sun Shang Xiang

Hu Jun

Hu Jun

Zhao Yun

Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Gan Xing

Lin Chi-ling

Lin Chi-ling

Xiao Qiao

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Woo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Red Cliff is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker