A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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Christian Bale
John Miller
Ni Ni
Yu Mo
Tong Dawei
Major Li
Zhang Xinyi
Shujuan Meng
Shigeo Kobayashi
Lt. Kato
Atsuro Watabe
Colonel Hasegawa
Shawn Dou
Chinese Soldier
Paul Schneider
Terry
Cao Kefan
Mr. Meng
Huang Tianyuan
George Chen
Director
Zhang Yimou
Screenplay
Liu Heng
Tagline
"Fighting for freedom."
Status
Released
Original Language
ZH
Budget
$94,000,000
Revenue
$95,311,434
Production
New Picture Company, Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., EDKO Film
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