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The Founding of an Army
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The Founding of an Army

2017-08-01 · 133 min · ★ 5.3

History · War · Action

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.

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Directors
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Production companies
JCE Movies, 八一电影制片厂, Media Asia Films, Bona Film Group, China Movie Channel, Shanghai Film Group, China Film Co-Production, China Film Group Corporation
Countries
China, Hong Kong
Status
Released

Top Cast

Liu YeLiu YeMao Zedong
Zhu YawenZhu YawenZhou Enlai
Huang ZhizhongHuang ZhizhongZhu De
Chen XiaoChen XiaoRen Bisshi
Wang JingchunWang JingchunHe Long
Ou HaoOu HaoYe Ting
Liu HaoranLiu HaoranSu Yu
Ma TianyuMa TianyuLin Biao
Zhang YixingZhang YixingLu Deming
Li YifengLi YifengHe Chang Gong
Bai YuBai YuCai Qingchuan
Liang DaweiLiang DaweiChen Geng
Dong ZijianDong ZijianDeng Xiaoping
Ashton Chen XiaolongAshton Chen XiaolongNie Rongzhen
Li XianLi XianLuo Ronghuan
Li QinLi QinYang Kaihui
Song JiaSong JiaSoong Ching-ling
Guan XiaotongGuan XiaotongDeng Yingchao
Zhou DongyuZhou DongyuFan Guixia
Han GengHan GengZhang Xueliang

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