Cinematic background from Red Cliff 2008 - 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.

Red Cliff

2008

Action, Adventure, Drama

Directors:
John Woo
Writers:
Khan Chan, John Woo, Cheng Kuo, Heyu Sheng, Guanzhong Luo
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Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A woman's face at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – Two men in traditional chinese garb , one of which is holding a sword; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man wearing a blue helmet and a red and brown uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with a long black hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man holding a white bowl in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A woman in a red dress with a bee on her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with long black hair and a long beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a white shirt and a black beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – Two asian men standing next to each other in front of a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a black robe is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man holding a bowl in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A young man wearing an oriental hat and robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a bow in his hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a black robe and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a white robe is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A pond in the middle of a forest with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a white robe and a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man wearing a black robe and a black and white striped tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a white robe and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A woman wearing a kimono is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a black robe and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person holding a bow and arrow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A woman wearing a red dress and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with long black hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A woman in a red and brown dress with a gold head piece; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man and a woman in traditional japanese clothing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with a long beard and a red cape; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a samurai outfit with another man in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man wearing a black hat and a red robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man holding a sword in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing armor and holding a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man wearing a black robe and a red and black hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man sitting on the ground with a bowl in front of him; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a black robe is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man wearing a helmet and a suit of armor; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in a robe is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in traditional japanese garb working in a workshop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with long black hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man sitting on top of a couch wearing a robe; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A woman in a red dress is standing in front of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man's face in front of a candle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – Two asian men standing next to each other in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of people standing in front of a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – Two asian men in traditional clothing and helmets; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with a hat sitting in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with a beard wearing a hat and a black robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a face covered in blood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men dressed in ancient chinese clothing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man in traditional japanese garb standing in front of an open window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man with a long beard standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person holding a stick in his mouth; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man's eyes and face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man and a woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – An old man with a long beard and a long beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A group of men standing in a room with lit candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man's face in front of a green background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A man sitting in a chair wearing a black robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Cliff” (2008), directed by John Woo – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle