Axis of War: The First of August (2007)

5.8/10 95 min War

Overview

The year is 1927 and the Alliance moves triumphantly from victory to victory in an epic and bloody civil war campaign against the uprisings of brutal warlords and feudal barons that has left the country on the brink of total collapse. With the nation's fate hanging in the balance, a rebel revolt in the stronghold city of Nanchang threatens to give the insurgents the upper hand and as the first day of August dawns the Alliance, led by some of the bravest soldiers and greatest tacticians the world has ever seen, face their deadliest and most monumental battle yet.

Cast

Liu Jin

Zhou Enlai

Hou Yong

He Lung

Ray Lui

Ye Ting

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Wang Jingwei

Wu Weidong

Zhu De

Wang Ying

Mao Zedong

Ding Liuyuan

Da Xian

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