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The Founding of an Army

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The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-08-01

Runtime: 133 mins

Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Writer: Huang Jianxin, Zhao Ningyu, Dong Zhe, Han Sanping

Spoken language: 普通话

Genres: History, War, Action

Original title: The Founding of an Army

Production Companies: JCE Movies, August 1st Film Studio, Media Asia Films, Bona Film Group, China Film Group Corporation, China Movie Channel, Shanghai Film Group, China Film Co-Production Corp.

Production Countries: China, Hong Kong

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