The Flowers of War

2011 film directed by Zhang Yimou
Movie film Q699224
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The Flowers of War

Summary

The Flowers of War is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Flowers of War received the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film[3].
  • The Flowers of War's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Flowers of War was directed by Zhang Yimou[5].
  • Liu Heng wrote the screenplay for The Flowers of War[6].
  • Geling Yan wrote the screenplay for The Flowers of War[7].
  • The Flowers of War's composer is recorded as Qigang Chen[8].
  • The Flowers of War's genre is war drama[9].
  • The Flowers of War's genre is romance film[10].
  • The Flowers of War's genre is historical film[11].
  • The Flowers of War's based on is recorded as The Flowers of War[12].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Christian Bale[13].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Ni Ni[14].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Tong Dawei[15].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Shigeo Kobayashi[16].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Paul Schneider[17].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Atsurō Watabe[18].
  • A cast member of The Flowers of War was Xinyi Zhang[19].
  • The Flowers of War was produced by Zhang Yimou[20].
  • The Flowers of War was produced by William Kong[21].
  • The Flowers of War was produced by Zhang Weiping[22].
  • The Flowers of War's director of photography is recorded as Zhao Xiaoding[23].
  • The original language of The Flowers of War was Chinese[24].
  • The original language of The Flowers of War was Japanese[25].
  • The original language of The Flowers of War was English[26].
  • The Flowers of War was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Zhang Yimou[20], William Kong[21], and Zhang Weiping[22]. The Flowers of War was directed by Zhang Yimou[5]. Screenwriters include Liu Heng[6] and Geling Yan[7]. Cast members include Christian Bale[13], Ni Ni[14], Tong Dawei[15], Shigeo Kobayashi[16], Paul Schneider[17], and Atsurō Watabe[18].

Publication

Publication dates include December 11, 2011[28], December 21, 2011[29], December 25, 2011[30], February 24, 2012[31], and March 29, 2012[32]. Original languages include Chinese[24], Japanese[25], and English[26]. Genres include war drama[9], romance film[10], and historical film[11]. The Flowers of War was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[33], Nanjing Massacre[34], and Second Sino-Japanese War[35].

Reception

The Flowers of War received the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film[3]. Reviews include 41%[36], 5.5/10[37], and 46/100[38].

Why It Matters

The Flowers of War has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did The Flowers of War receive?

Honors received include Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . moviefone.com. Retrieved . moviefone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +2011-12-11T00:00:00Z, +2011-12-21T00:00:00Z, +2011-12-25T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter Liu Heng, Geling Yan
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+146'}
    Original language of film or tv show Chinese, Japanese, English
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