Warlords (2007)
It's a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval... See full summary »
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jet Li | ... | General Pang Qingyun (as Lianjie Li) | |
| Andy Lau | ... | Zhao Er-Hu (as Dehua Liu) | |
| Takeshi Kaneshiro | ... | Zhang Wen-Xiang (as Wu Jincheng) | |
 | Jinglei Xu | ... | |
| | Xiaodong Guo | ... | Huang Wen Jin |
| Jacky Heung | ... | Shi Jin Biao | |
| | Zongwan Wei | ... | Lord Chen |
| | Bao-ming Gu | ... | Lord Jiang |
| | Kuirong Wang | ... | Lord Di |
| | Bo Zhou | ... | Lu Da Shan |
| | Yachao Wang | ... | Gou Zi |
| | Xiao Yun Wang | ... | Xiao Fu |
| | Peng Guo | ... | Xiao Shun |
| | Yu Ai Lei | ... | Wang Xiao Shou |
| | You Zhang | ... | Liu Jin |
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Storyline
It's a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi. The story was filmed by Zhang Che in 1973 as The Blood Brothers. Written by anonymousPlot Summary | Plot Synopsis
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sequences of strong violence. See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
MandarinRelease Date:
12 December 2007 (China) See more »Also Known As:
The Warlords See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$10,073 (USA) (4 April 2010) (3 Screens)Gross:
$128,978 (USA) (16 May 2010)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
126 min | 110 min (cut version)Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Zhao Er-Hu: But I promised to spare their lives!
General Pang Qingyun: Winning is all that matters in war!
Zhao Er-Hu: A man who breaks his word is a beast!
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Trivia
Up to 500 stunt horses were used. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: 25 minutes into the movie, the curse word "gou ri de" (literally: dog, Japanese, of) was used. The expression means "Japanese dog" which originates from the Japanese invasion during World War II. The movie takes places in the 19th century, so the expression had not come about yet. See more »Quotes
General Pang Qingyun: to Zhang Wen-Xiang: Let them eat. It's their last mealZhao Er-Hu: But I promised to spare their lives!
General Pang Qingyun: Winning is all that matters in war!
Zhao Er-Hu: A man who breaks his word is a beast!
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User Reviews
Good Chinese cinema
I read all the reviews here (there are only 21 by this time)and there were just 2 reviews that didn't come from Asia. Here is a third one. "The Warlords" is a great epic war movie based on historical events:the last decades of the Qing dynasty, in particular the years of the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) that cost the lives of 70 000 000 people (that's 10m more than World War II, but who's counting). I agree that this is the best Chinese movie 2007, though Ang Lee's "Lust.Caution" is very good too. The Warlords movie budget was $ 40 million(after seeing it you will ask yourself "How did they do that with so little money?!?")A production of the same caliber would cost in the US at least $ 100 million. But this movie is the proof that cheap stuff that comes form China isn't always bad.Same with the outstanding performance of Jet Li(out of the $40m budget he received $13m payment)who was worth the money.There is a lot of drama in the movie, but also a lot of action.If you like battle scenes like in "Braveheart" this movie will deliver.If you liked "Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon" and "Hero" you will like this one."The Warlords" though is not a fairytale like those two, it is very realistic and if you are expecting to see people flying around,kung fu fighting or something like that, you will be disappointed.There is none of this here.But the movie is good. ten stars.
