The Crossing (2014 film)

The Crossing Chinese is a 2014 ChineseHong Kong 3D epic drama film directed by John Woo and written by HuiLing Wang. The film stars Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Song Hyekyo, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa. The film is based on the sinking of the steamer Taiping in 1949. The incident led to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew. The films first part was released in China on December 2, 2014. Part two was released on July 30, 2015.

The films original script was written by Wang Huiling, who had scripted films for Taiwanese director Ang Lee, such as Eat Drink Man Woman 1994, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 and Lust, Caution 2007. A new script written by John Woo, and Taiwanese filmmakers Su Chaopin and Chen Chinghui was described as considerably altered.The filming began on The Crossing on July 6, 2013 in Beijing. Other shooting locations included Inner Mongolia, Shanghai, Taiwan and Tianjin. ........

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