The Founding of an Army

Aug 1, 2017

2h 13m

★ 5.1

Overview

The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

Genres

History

War

Action

Production Companies

JCE Movies

August 1st Film Studio

Media Asia Films

Bona Film Group

China Film Group Corporation

China Movie Channel

Shanghai Film Group

China Film Co-Production Corp.

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Cast

Mao Zedong

Liu Ye

Zhou Enlai

Zhu Yawen

Zhu De

Huang Zhizhong

Ren Bisshi

Chen Xiao

He Long

Wang Jingchun

Ye Ting

Ou Hao

Su Yu

Liu Haoran

Lin Biao

Ma Tianyu

Lu Deming

Zhang Yixing

He Chang Gong

Li Yifeng

Cai Qingchuan

Bai Yu

Chen Geng

Liang Dawei

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