The Warlords

投名狀 (2007)

Timing: 2:6 (126 min)

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Release date

2007-12-12

Country

China, Hong Kong

Production

Bona Film Group, China Film Group Corporation, Media Asia Films, Applause Pictures, Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Stellar Mega Films, Chengtian Entertainment, Morgan & Chan Films, Talent Aid International

Genre

Action, Drama, History

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$41 434 221

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Director

Peter Chan, Raymond Yip Wai-Man

Actors

Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei, Wei Zongwan, Ku Pao-Ming, Wang Kuirong, Zhou Bo, Guo Xiaodong, Shi Zhaoqi
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Scenario

Producer

Peter Chan, D. Daniel Vujić, André E. Morgan, Raymond Yip Wai-Man, Jojo Hui Yuet-Chun, Huang Jianxin, Zoe Chen, Han Sanping, André E. Morgan, Peter Lam Kin-Ngok

Operator

Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai

Composer

Comfort Chan Kwong-Wing

Artist

Audition

Editing

Chris Blunden, Wenders Li Tung-Chuen
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• Actor Jet Li, who announced after the release of the film "Fearless" that he would no longer appear in martial arts films, said that the film's anti-war theme was the reason for his participation in the project.
• The description of the main battle took up over 20 pages, and the battle itself was filmed with 8 cameras simultaneously.
• Approximately 500 specially trained horses were used in the film.
• The plot is based on the unsolved murder of the Qing dynasty general Ma Xinyi in 1870. Initially, the main character was to be given this historical figure's name, but the idea was abandoned due to potential objections from the general's descendants.
• Actor Jet Li, who announced after the release of “Fearless” that he would no longer star in martial arts films, said that the film’s anti-war theme was the reason for his participation in the project.