The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest (Chinese: 大进军席卷大西南), also known as The Liberation of Southwest China, is a 1998 Chinese epic war film directed by Song Yeming and Zhu Jianming and written by Lu Zhuguo. The film stars Fu Xuecheng, Lu Qi, Gu Yue, and Zhao Hengduo. The film is about the war between the Communist troops and the KMT troops in southwest China during the Chinese Civil War.[1]

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest
Traditional Chinese大進軍席捲大西南
Simplified Chinese大进军席卷大西南
Hanyu PinyinDàjìnjūn Xíjuǎn Dàxīnán
Directed bySong Yeming
Zhu Jianming
Written byLu Zhuguo
Produced byZhang Shuangbo
Liu Guangjun
Shang Changyi
Xu Gang
StarringFu Xuecheng
Lu Qi
Gu Yue
Zhao Hengduo
CinematographyDong Yachun
Wang Weidong
Li Bingkun
Edited byNie Weiguo
Huang Weifu
Music byYang Xiwu
Production
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Distributed byMei Ah Laser Disc Co., LTD.
Release date
  • 24 September 1998 (1998-09-24) (China)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

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In September 1949, after the three major campaigns (Liaoshen Campaign, Huaihai Campaign and Pingjin Campaign), the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has basically achieved control over the provinces and cities of mainland China, the KMT troops are evacuated to Chongqing, Mao Zedong and Zhu De plan to make a final battle against the Kuomintang, soon the war in southwest China's Sichuan, Chongqing break out, the People's Liberation Army defeat the KMT troops, the KMT troops is forced to retreat to Taiwan.

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Release

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The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest was released in China on September 24, 1998.

Accolades

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Date Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Notes
1998 4th Huabiao Awards Outstanding Film The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest Won [1][2]
Outstanding Director Song Yeming and Zhu Jianming Won [1][2]
Excellent Film Technology The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest Won [1][2]
18th Golden Rooster Awards Best Writing Lu Zhuguo Won [1]
Special Jury Prize The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest Won [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 电影:《大进军——席卷大西南》. sina (in Chinese). 2007-02-01.
  2. ^ a b c 资料:第4届电影华表奖获奖名单(1997年度). QQ (in Chinese). 2011-08-24.
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