Of the other two, Kaige is known to Western audiences from such art house fare as Farewell My Concubine (1993), while Lam is, like Tsui, a stalwart of Hong Kong action cinema ( The Stool Pigeon, 2010 Operation Mekong, 2016). Tsui ( Zu Warriors, 1983 Once Upon A Time In China, 1991) at least has some working knowledge of America, having studied film in Texas. The big difference between them and Chinese global box office phenomenon The Battle At Lake Changjin is that although the latter film deals with a conflict in which the Chinese are pitted against the Americans, all three directors are Chinese. Both of those Western (and, as it happens, Twentieth Century Fox) movies presented both sides of the conflict by hiring directors from the different countries concerned. Probably the best known are The Longest Day (Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernard Wicki, 1962) about the World War Two Allied invasion of Normandy and Tora! Tora! Tora! (Richard Fleischer, Toshio Matsuda, Kinji Fukasaku, 1970) about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
There is a history of war films with a cast of thousands being directed by several (usually three) directors in an attempt to portray campaigns with huge military logistics on the screen. 15 – 176mĬhinese war movie which has barnstormed the global box office does exactly what it says on the tin – out in cinemas on Friday, November 19th Directors – Chen Kaige, Dante Lam, Tsui Hark – 2021 – China – Cert.
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