The Founding of an Army

The Founding of an Army
Traditional Chinese建軍大業
Simplified Chinese建军大业
Hanyu PinyinJiànjūn Dàyè
Directed byAndrew Lau[1]
Written byDong Zhe
Zhao Ningyu
Han Sanping
Huang Jianxin
Produced byHan Sanping
Huang Jianxin[1]
Music byChan Kwong-wing
Chen Zhiyi
Production
companies
China Film Group Corporation
Bona Film Group
Nanchang Radio and TV Station
August First Film Studio
Shanghai Sanciyuan Entertainment
Emperor Motion Pictures
Sun Entertainment Culture
Media Asia Film[2][1]
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Distribution Workshop
Release date
  • 28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)[1]
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese historical drama produced by the China Film Group Corporation to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. Produced by Han Sanping and directed by Andrew Lau, it is the third installment of the Founding of New China trilogy, along with The Founding of a Republic (2009) and The Founding of a Party (2011). The film features a star-studded cast of Chinese actors.[3] It was released on July 28, 2017, to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.[4][5]

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