The Crossing

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The Crossing is a Chinese historical epic film that intertwines the lives of several characters against the backdrop of the 1949 sinking of the Taiping steamer during the Chinese Civil War.

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The Crossing canonical 5
The Crossing: Part 1 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese film
film
alsoKnownAs The Crossing: Part 1
The Crossing: Part 2
basedOn sinking of the Taiping steamer
cinematographyBy Zhao Xiaoding
countryOfOrigin China
depicts refugees fleeing to Taiwan
romantic relationships during wartime
social upheaval in late 1940s China
director John Woo
distributor Beijing Galloping Horse Film & TV Production
editedBy Angie Lam
featuresHistoricalEvent Chinese Civil War
sinking of the Taiping steamer
filmingLocation Beijing
Shanghai
Taiwan
follows intertwined lives of several characters
genre epic film
historical film
romantic drama film
war film
hasPart The Crossing: Part 1
linked to: The Crossing

The Crossing: Part 2
linked to: The Crossing 2
mainEventYear 1949
musicBy Taro Iwashiro NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus sinking of the Taiping steamer
narrativeStructure multi-strand ensemble narrative
originalLanguage Mandarin Chinese
producer John Woo
releaseCountry China
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Taiwan
releaseDatePart1 2014
releaseDatePart2 2015
screenwriter John Woo
Wang Huiling
linked to: Wang Hui-ling
setInPeriod Chinese Civil War
stars Huang Xiaoming
Masami Nagasawa
Song Hye-kyo
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Tong Dawei
Zhang Ziyi

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John Woo directed The Crossing
Zhang Ziyi notableWork The Crossing
Wang Hui-ling notableWork The Crossing
Winston Chao notableWork The Crossing
The Crossing hasPart The Crossing: Part 1
linked to: The Crossing
George Ogilvie notableWork The Crossing