The Volunteers: To the War
Seen it?2023 | 141 min | Drama, War, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Devotion or M*A*S*H, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, and the "Resist US Aid Korea" war kicked off.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$121 million worldwide on a $70 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chen Kaige
- Tang GuoqiangMao Zedong
- Wang YanhuiPeng Dehuai
- Liu JinZhou En'lai
- Xin BaiqingLi Moyin
- Zhang SongwenWu Xiuquan
- Huang XiaomingJiang Chao
- Zhang ZiyiTang Sheng
- Zhu YawenWu Benzheng
- Zhang ZifengLi Xiao
- Wei DaxunMao An'ying