The Taking of Tiger Mountain

The Taking of Tiger Mountain 2014

6.50

Yang Zirong disguises himself as a bandit to infiltrate and destroy a bandit group. He joins hands with a hostage, and together, they fight against the warlord, Hawk.

2014

The Founding of an Army

The Founding of an Army 2017

4.60

The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

2017

Tunnel Warfare

Tunnel Warfare 1965

6.10

A small town defends itself from the Japanese by use of a network of tunnels during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

1965

Son-In-Law and His Father-In-Law

Son-In-Law and His Father-In-Law 1988

1

The Dragon Pearl Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Joint Company is established in Longjiazhuang Village to help the people get out of poverty.

1988

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero 1993

5.30

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.

1993

Landmine Warfare

Landmine Warfare 1963

6.00

In the Japanese war, a village on the edge of Chinese-controlled territory faces constant attacks. The leaders and the people of the village and other nearby villages join together to form a militia and plant land-mines to halt the Japanese.

1963

General Chen Geng Part 1

General Chen Geng Part 1 1984

1

First part of the two series about Senior General Gen Chen of the People's Liberation Army

1984

Serfs

Serfs 1963

5.70

All of Qiangba's Tibetan ancestors have been serfs. Shortly after his birth, his parents are tortured to death by serf owner Wangjie. In his teens, he becomes a household serf of Wangjie, and passes an inhuman existence. Qiangba from then on refuses to speak, showing his resistance through silence. After the PLA enters Tibet, Qiangba and female serf Landuo leave to find the PLA. Landuo is rescued by the PLA, changing her fate, but Qiangba is caught and taken back. The serf owner's son, with support from foreign imperialists, foments armed rebellion. After the rebellion is smashed, Qiangba is rescued by the PLA, and the serfs are liberated at last. Qiangba is reunited with Landuo, and begins to speak again after many years of silence.

1963

Sparkling Red Star

Sparkling Red Star 1974

5.80

The story of Pan Dongzi, a teenager and son of a Communist army officer. When the father is called off, he leaves Dongzi a red star as a symbol of the cause. While he is away, a bourgeois landlord, Hu Hansan, returns to Dongzi's village where he exacts revenge upon the peasants who had forced him out

1974

Intrepid Hero

Intrepid Hero 1958

5.00

1950, PLA scout Tai Zeng disguised himself as a Taiwan agent to defeat the bandits in West Guangxi province.

1958

The Third Class Citizen

The Third Class Citizen 1987

1

Set in 1930s in Northeast China. Three friends attend the high school in Japanese puppet regime in Manchuria. They are forced to study Japanese and learn to live as conquered people. They see that their patriot teacher is arrested, revolutionists are killed, family members are persecuted. They determine to envisage nationalistic pride and make up their minds to fight Japanese aggressors.

1987

The East Is Red

The East Is Red 1965

5.30

Pre-Cultural Revolution propaganda at its most lavish, this model opera depicts the history and evolution of the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong from its founding in July 1921 to the establishment of "New China" in 1949. Detailed in the musical are several key events in CPC history such as the Northern Expedition, the KMT-led Shanghai massacre of 1927, the Nanchang Uprising and formation of the People's Liberation Army, the Long March and the founding of the PRC on October 1, 1949.

1965