The Xi'an Incident
5.7
Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.
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Yue Gu
Mao Zedong
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Ende Li
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Cheng Yin Director · Zhong Zheng Writer Wangcai Chen Cinematographer
First release November 17, 1981 · Produced in China · Original title 西安事变
Production
Xi'an Film Studio
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China
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Original title
西安事变
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · November 17, 1981
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