Battle on Shangganling Mountain (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1956 · 123 mins · Chinese

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Directed by

Shan Lin, Meng Sha

Starring

Gao Baocheng, Feng Wang, Liu Lei, Xu Linge, Li Shukai, Zhang Liang

The film follows a detachment of Chinese People’s Volunteer Army troops defending Triangle Hill for several days against U.S. forces. Cut off from food and water, they hold their ground under heavy fire, refusing to retreat until relief troops finally arrive. The narrative portrays the battle as a Chinese victory over an American invasion, presenting the Volunteer soldiers as heroic war figures.