Author Topic: Movies set in Warlord-Era China? (Read 14238 times)

Plynkes · « **Reply #15 on:** July 16, 2009, 03:38:26 PM »

That one is called High Road to China in English, Piero.

Svennn · « **Reply #16 on:** July 16, 2009, 03:43:57 PM »

THe left hand of God is showing on Film 4 (UK) right now

Shikari Sahib · « **Reply #17 on:** July 16, 2009, 04:17:45 PM »

Quote from: Plynkes on July 16, 2009, 03:38:26 PM

That one is called High Road to China in English, Piero.

Thanks

Schweizer · « **Reply #18 on:** July 16, 2009, 10:27:10 PM »

Quote from: Shikari Sahib on July 16, 2009, 03:36:13 PM

there is one with Tom Selleck
the Italian title is
Gli Avventurieri ai confini del mondo,
but I don't know the original name.
Piero

This one's High Road to China. I like it.

Poliorketes · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2009, 07:38:13 AM »

There is another one, a rather unknown, obsvcure movie titled Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which starts in China.

Doomhippie · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2009, 05:48:12 PM »

I dimly recall some TV series, which I saw on German television in the 1970s. It was called "die gelbe Karavane" (which would be "The yellow caravan" in English though that is probably not the original name). All I remember is a scene where some kind of semitruck was hanging over the side of some cliff and people were trying to rescue the driver. But hey, that was 30some years ago...

cdr · « **Reply #21 on:** July 18, 2009, 10:17:18 AM »

Was that series not about a real French expedition (la croisiere Jaune) Something about driving Citroën Kegresse half tracks to China ?

Doomhippie · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2009, 12:12:01 PM »

Might have been. I was really young at that time and of course didn't pay attention to historic details.

Stecal · « **Reply #23 on:** July 20, 2009, 05:36:50 AM »

The Painted Veil (3rd remake in 2006 with Naomi Watts)

is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham.

HerbyF · « **Reply #24 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:07:49 AM »

Most of the ones that I can think of have already been mentioned. But I have a couple of movies set in the late 1800s that make for a good game background or 3. They are "Once Apon A Time In China" I & II. More Boxer rebellion than Warlord-era but a lot of Chinese martial societies & stuff.

FBadger · « **Reply #25 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:48:44 AM »

Being WW2 era it's not quite the right time period, but Magnificent Warriors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094375/) is set in Mongolia and I vaguely recall it having a Warlord-era China feel to it. It's definitely more of a martial arts movie than anything, but it's a fairly enjoyable romp. It's kind of like a female Indiana Jones movie with kung fu and the Japanese army attacking a Mongolian city.

oirob · « **Reply #26 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:08:02 PM »

A bit earlier (1913) but funny and interesting:

"Peking Opera Blues"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090952/

"The Warlord"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069485/

"Clash of the Warlords" (Zhi feng da zhan)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341669/

http://so.youku.com/search_video/q_%E7%9B%B4%E5%A5%89%E5%A4%A7%E6%88%98

"The first of August"

http://news.cultural-china.com/20090428111914.html

http://so.youku.com/search_video/q_%E5%85%AB%E6%9C%88%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5

Cheers
Oirob

oirob · « **Reply #27 on:** March 18, 2010, 01:14:07 PM »

Gada Meilin (2002)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367765/

ushistoryprof · « **Reply #28 on:** March 18, 2010, 07:33:44 PM »

"Keys of the Kingdom" made in 1944, has a battle with warlords in both the movie and the book.

Count Winsky · « **Reply #29 on:** March 19, 2010, 06:07:10 PM »

Not the subject area, but was there a movie made with a 1950's British Warship being attacked on a river in China?

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