Death and Glory in Changde
Aug 19 2010
•Action, Drama, History, War
Directed by Shen Dong and starring Ray Lui, An Yixuan and Yuan Wenkang, Death and Glory in Changde recalls one of the most cruel and controversial battles during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), Changde Battle, in November 1943.
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Ray Lui
Yu Chengwan
Yuan Wenkang
Feng Baohua
Ady An
Wan Qing
Xie Mengwei
Huang Erhu
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