China Synopsis
赤壁
“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.
The 2007–2009 China Window
63 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Red Cliff sits at position #15.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Red Cliff. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Lion Rock Productions
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Red Cliff premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 25m runtime, production spent $554K per minute on screen and earned $1.7M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #265 of 946 China films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #53 of 178 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Italian, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Lion Rock Productions, Showbox, Beijing Film Studio, Avex Entertainment, CMC Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 25m |
| Release Date | July 10, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0425637 |
| Official Site | www.redclifffilm.com |