Red Cliff
“The future will be decided.”
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
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2 films
Cast
50 people
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Zhou Yu
Known for
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In the Mood for Love
侯勇
Lu Su
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Zhu Ge Liang
Known for
House of Flying Daggers
Chungking Express
Zhang Fengyi
Cao Cao
Known for
Farewell My Concubine
The Emperor and the Assassin
Chang Chen
Sun Quan
Known for
Dune
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zhao Wei
Sun Shang Xiang
Known for
Shaolin Soccer
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Hu Jun
Zhao Yun
Known for
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Bodyguards and Assassins
Shidou Nakamura
Gan Xing
Known for
Death Note
Letters from Iwo Jima
Lin Chi-ling
Xiao Qiao
Known for
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
The Monkey King 3
You Yongzhi
Liu Bei
Known for
Breaking News
A World Without Thieves
Hou Yong
Lu Su
Known for
The Eight Hundred
The Bravest
Tong Dawei
Sun Shu Cai
Known for
The Flowers of War
American Dreams in China
John Woo Director · Chan Hon Screenplay Kuo Cheng Screenplay
Worldwide gross $250M · Budget $80M · United States release November 20, 2008
Box office
Budget
$80,341,000
Worldwide gross
$250,100,000
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
Showbox
Production
Avex Entertainment
Production
CMC Entertainment
Production
Red Cliff Korea Investment
Production
Chengtian Entertainment
Production
China Film Group Corporation
Production
Lion Rock Productions
Production
Three Kingdoms
Production
Metropolitan Filmexport
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
赤壁
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · July 10, 2008
Theatrical
United States · November 20, 2008
Theatrical
Australia
October 13, 2008 · Theatrical
France
March 25, 2009 · Theatrical · 2h28 compilation of the two films
September 20, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
October 30, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
November 5, 2009 · Physical · DVD, BD
April 30, 2016 · TV · ProSieben, 2h28 compilation of the two films
Greece
April 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
October 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
July 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 12, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 6, 2009 · Theatrical
January 13, 2010 · Physical · DVD
January 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
South Korea
July 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 29, 2009 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Taiwan
July 10, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 27, 2009 · Theatrical
January 22, 2010 · Physical
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