Red Cliff vs Saving General Yang
Red Cliff has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Saving General Yang). Saving General Yang is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 25m. Red Cliff is the older of the two (2008 against 2013). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Red Cliff
Saving General Yang| Red Cliff | Saving General Yang | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War | Action, Adventure, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Woo | Ronny Yu |
| Main cast | Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shido Nakamura, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhao Wei | Raymond Lam Fung, Jerry Lee, Wu Chun, Shao Bing, Chen Zhihui |
Synopsis
Red Cliff
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
Saving General Yang
When a rival nation sends troops to invade the Song Dynasty, the emperor sends general Yang Ye (Adam Cheng) to defend the nation. However, Yang's place in the court is shaky due to a feud with Pan Renmei caused by the accidental death of his son at the hands of one of Yang's sons. At the battle, Yang is abandoned by Pan's troops, leaving him trapped in the face of an attack by Yeli Yuan (Shao Bing), an enemy general who wants to kill Yang to…
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