Tunnel Warfare

Name: Tunnel Warfare
Director: Ren Xudong
Genre: War
Released: 1965-01-01
Rating: 6.5
Cast: 朱龙广, Zhang Yongshou, Xiujie Liu, Liu Jiang, Wang Bingyu

1965 · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · War

A small town defends itself from the Japanese by use of a network of tunnels during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Directed by Ren Xudong · Written by Ren Xudong

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朱龙广 Gao Chuanbao
Zhang Yongshou Zhao Pingyuan
Xiujie Liu Lin Xia
Liu Jiang Tang Binghui
Wang Bingyu Gao Laozhong
Zhu Qi Headmaster Cui
Guodong Han Dakang
Wang Xiaozhong Shan Tian
Xie Wanhe Sun Jincai
Hu Zihe Niu Wa
Yuan Gendi Mao Ni
Zhang Hengli Zhang Laishun

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