800 Heroes (film)

800 Heroes (Chinese: 八百壯士) is a 1938 Chinese historical war drama film directed by Ying Yunwei and written by Yang Hansheng. The film stars Yuan Muzhi, Chen Bo'er, Hong Hong, and Zhang Shufan.^[1] The film is about the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai.^[2] The film was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

800 Heroes
Traditional Chinese	八百壯士
Simplified Chinese	八百壮士
Hanyu Pinyin	Bā bǎi zhuàng shì
Directed by	Ying Yunwei
Written by	Yang Hansheng
Starring	Yuan Muzhi Chen Bo'er Hong Hong Zhang Shufan
Cinematography	Wang Shizhen
Production company	Zhongnan Guangrong Film Company
Distributed by	China Film Production Factory
Release date	2 April 1938 (1938-04-02) (China)
Running time	53 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Plot

Still from Babai zhuangshi (800 Heroes)

On August 13, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army invades Shanghai, Xie Jinyuan, the Lieutenant Colonel of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, leads more than 400 young officers to guard the Sihang Warehouse.

Cast

• Yuan Muzhi as Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan
• Chen Bo'er as Yang Huimin, a girl scout guide deliver a flag to the soldiers
• Hong Hong as Yao Ruifang
• Zhang Shufan as Battalion Commander Yang

Release

800 Heroes was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

See also

• The Eight Hundred
• Eight Hundred Heroes