Director John Woo said in an interview with David Stratton that the film is only 50% factual. John Woo decided to alter the story using modern feelings and his own feelings for a more worldly acceptance. According to Woo, historical accuracy was less important than how the audience felt about the battle.
In the summer of 208, during the Han Dynasty, the imperial army led by chancellor Cao Cao embarks on a campaign to eliminate the southern warlords Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the name of eradicating rebels, with the reluctant approval of Emperor Xian. Cao's mighty army swiftly conquers the southern Jing Province and the Battle of Changban is ignited when Cao's cavalry starts attacking civilians on an exodus led by Liu Bei. During the battle, Liu's followers, including his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, give an excellent display of their combat skills by holding off the enemy while buying time for the civilians to retreat. The warrior Zhao Yun fight bravely to rescue Liu's entrapped family but only succeeds in rescuing Liu's infant son.
Following the battle, Liu's chief advisor Zhuge Liang sets forth on a diplomatic mission to Eastern Wu to form an alliance between Liu and Sun Quan to deal with Cao Cao's invasion. Sun was initially in the midst of a dilemma of whether to surrender or resist, but his decision to resist Cao hardens after Zhuge's clever persuasion and a subsequent tiger hunt with his Grand Viceroy Zhou Yu and his sister Sun Shangxiang. Meanwhile, naval commanders Cai Mao and Zhang Yun from Jing Province pledge allegiance to Cao Cao and are received warmly by Cao, who places them in command of his navy.
After the hasty formation of the alliance, the forces of Liu and Sun call for a meeting to formulate a plan to counter Cao's army, which is rapidly advancing towards Red Cliff from both land and water. The battle begins with Sun Shangxiang leading a light cavalry unit to lure Cao's vanguard army into the allies' Eight Trigrams Formation. Cao's vanguard army is defeated by the allies but Cao shows no disappointment and proceeds to lead his main army to the riverbank directly opposite the allies' main camp, where they make camp. While the allies throw a banquet to celebrate their victory, Zhuge Liang thinks of a plan to send Sun Shangxiang to infiltrate Cao's camp on an espionage mission. The duo maintain contact by sending messages via a pigeon. The film ends with Zhou Yu lighting his miniaturised battleships on a map based on the battle formation, signifying his plans for defeating Cao's navy.
| Traditional | 赤壁 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 赤壁 |
| Pinyin | Chì Bì |
| Jyutping | Cek3 Bik1 |
| Directed by | John Woo |
| Produced by | John Woo Terence Chang Han Sanping |
| Written by | John Woo Chan Khan Kuo Cheng Sheng Heyu |
| Starring | Tony Leung Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhang Fengyi Chang Chen Lin Chi-ling Zhao Wei Hu Jun |
| Music by | Tarō Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Lü Yue Zhang Li |
| Editing by | Angie Lam Yang Hongyu Robert A. Ferretti (Part 1)David Wu (Part 2) |
| Studio | Beijing Film Studio China Film Group Lion Rock Productions |
| Distributed by | Avex Group (Japan)China Film Group (China)Showbox (S Korea)20th Century Fox (Taiwan)Mei Ah Entertainment (Hong Kong)Summit Entertainment (International) |
| Release date(s) | July 10, 2008 (Part 1)January 7, 2009 (Part 2) |
| Running time | 280 min. (total) 140 min. (Part 1)140 min. (Part 2)148 min. (Western release) |
| Country | China |
| Language Chinese Subs : English |
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