The warlords
(DVD)
Published
Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga Public Library - DVD | FOREIGN WAR CHINESE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Brigands and robbers -- China -- Drama.
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Drama.
China -- Politics and government -- 1644-1912 -- Drama.
Epic films.
Foreign films -- China.
Historical films.
Loyalty -- Drama.
Soldiers -- China -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- China -- Drama.
War -- Drama.
War films.
Brigands and robbers -- China -- Drama.
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Drama.
China -- Politics and government -- 1644-1912 -- Drama.
Epic films.
Foreign films -- China.
Historical films.
Loyalty -- Drama.
Soldiers -- China -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- China -- Drama.
War -- Drama.
War films.
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Format
DVD
Language
Chinese
UPC
876964003018
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Arthur Wong ; editor, Christopher Blunden ; music, Peter Kam ... [et al.].
Participants/Performers
Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Xu Jinglei.
Description
This lavish historical epic is set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s. General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, then joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. The three men take an oath to become "blood brothers," pledging loyalty to one another until death. However, their lives later derail as they become in a web of political deceit and a love triangle.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R; for sequences of strong violence.
System Details
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
Mandarin Chinese or English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chen, K., Xu, L., Chun, T. N., Lam, A., Morgan, A. E., Huang, J., Li, J., Kaneshiro, T., Lau, A., & Xu, J. (2010). The warlords . Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kexin Chen et al.. 2010. The Warlords. Los Angeles, Calif.: Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kexin Chen et al.. The Warlords Los Angeles, Calif.: Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Chen, K., Xu, L., Chun, T. N., Lam, A., Morgan, A. E., Huang, J. and Li, J. et al (2010). The warlords. Los Angeles, Calif.: Magnolia Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chen, Kexin, et al. The Warlords Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2010.
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