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Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign
Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign
Traditional Chinese	大決戰之遼沈戰役
Simplified Chinese	大决战之辽沈战役
Literal meaning	Great Decisive Battle: Liaoxi–Shenyang Campaign
Hanyu Pinyin	dà juézhàn zhī Liáo Shěn zhànyì
Directed by	Li Jun; Yang Guangyuan; Wei Lian; Cai Jiwei; Zhao Jilie; Zhai Junjie; Jing Mukui
Written by	Li Pingfen; Shi Chao; Wang Jun
Produced by	Yang Qingwei
Starring	Gu Yue; Su Lin; Ma Shaoxin; Lu Jixian; Zhao Hengduo; Wu Zhiyuan
Cinematography	Qu Peiming; Sang Hua; Zhu Lutong; Yin Qiaofang
Edited by	Kou Honglie
Music by	Sun Juzhen; Fei Lanxin; Cui Denggao; Zhao Changsheng
Production; company	August First Film Studio
Distributed by	August First Film Studio
Release date	1 January 1992;
Running time	220 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign (Chinese: 大决战之辽沈战役) is a 1991 Chinese epic war film directed by Li Jun, Yang Guangyuan, Wei Lian, Cai Jiwei, Zhao Jilie, Zhai Junjie and Jing Mukui, written by Li Pingfen, Shi Chao and Wang Jun, and starring Gu Yue, Su Lin, Ma Shaoxin, Lu Jixian, Zhao Hengduo, and Wu Zhiyuan.^[1] The film premiered in China on January 1, 1992. The film is about the Liaoshen Campaign of the Chinese Civil War.^[2]

Plot

In the spring of 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, the Central Military Commission commands the Fourth Field Army control Jinzhou, a communication hub in northeast China and even a vital importance of military strategists. The Liaoshen campaign broke out, the People's Liberation Army fight against the Nationalist forces in northeastern China, then the land was occupied by the Chinese Communist Party.^[3]

Cast

Main

Gu Yue as Mao Zedong
Su Lin as Zhou Enlai
Ma Shaoxin as Lin Biao
Lu Jixian as Luo Ronghuan
Zhao Hengduo as Chiang Kai-shek
Wu Zhiyuan as Soong May-ling

Supporting

Chinese Communist Party characters

Guo Fazeng as Liu Shaoqi
Liu Huaizheng as Zhu De
Zong Liqun as Peng Dehuai
Lu Qi as Deng Xiaoping
Zhang Weiguo as Liu Yalou
Gao Huibin as Tan Zheng
Yao Jude as Su Jing
Lu Xi as Ren Bishi
Zhang Yonghan as He Long
Zhao Xiaoming as Xu Xiangqian
Qiao Hong as Ye Jianying
Feng Enhe as Duan Suquan
Wu Honghou as Han Xianchu
Chen Gang as Li Xiannian
Gao Qiang as Battalion commander Gao
Zhang Yongxiang as Company commander Zhang
Chen Xiaolei as a soldier.

Kuomintang characters

Yang Ciyu as Li Zongren
Lu Xuegong as Wei Lihuang
Xu Zhengyun as Du Yuming
Yan Yusheng as Fan Hanjie
Shi Jing as Zheng Dongguo
Zhou Zhiyu as Liao Yaoxiang
Chen Xuegang as He Yingqin
Qin Zhao as Chiang Ching-kuo
Xie Gang as Chiang Wei-kuo
Lu Fei as Gu Zhutong
Ma Dalong as Zhao Jiaxiang
Song Chunli as Han Quanhua, wife of Wei Lihuang.
Cui Kefa as Yu Jishi
Qu Yuan as Chen Bulei
Huang Gang as Liao Yaoxiang
Zhao Xiaochuan as Zheng Dongguo
Sun Haiying as a lieutenant commander

Production

Development

In 1950s, the August First Film Studio was planning films about the three major campaigns: Liaoshen campaign, Huaihai campaign and Pingjin campaign. But because of the limits of conditions, the project had been put on hold. In January 1986, the then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Hu Yaobang ordered the relevant organizations to turn the three major campaigns into a feature. The Central Military Commission began to negotiate with the August First Film Studio to produce a film. In February 1986, Li Pingfen (李平分), Shi Chao (史超) and Wang Jun (王军) signed on to write the script for the film. They consulted a lot of data, including the memoirs of veterans, interviewed more than 300 campaign participants, and also surveyed the old battlefields. The then vice-chairman of Central Military Commission Yang Shangkun and the then director of the General Political Department Yang Baibing had repeatedly summoned the producers to discuss the film. At the end of 1987, the film finally finished writing. Li Jun (李俊) was signed to direct the film and Yang Qingwei (杨庆卫) served as general producer. At the end of 1989, the directors visited Nie Rongzhen, a commander in the Pingjin Campaign. The title of the film was written by Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. After seeing the film, Deng Xiaoping said, "The film is very good. I watch it every year."^[4]^[5]

Filming

Gu Yue, Lu Qi and Ma Shaoxin (马绍信) were cast in respective lead roles of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Lin Biao for the film. Zhao Hengduo (赵恒多) was selected to cast as Chiang Kai-shek and Su Lin (苏林) was selected to cast as Zhou Enlai.^[4]^[5]

Filming

Filming took place in Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Ningxia, Shandong. Nearly 800 of the 1000 workers in the August First Film Studio participated in the shooting. PLA soldiers from Shenyang Military Region, Beijing Military Region, Jinan Military Region, Nanjing Military Region and Lanzhou Military Region participated in the film.^[6] The scenes of Mao Zedong labours up the hillside and the Yellow River of ice is thawing were filmed in north Shaanxi. The camera crew worked hard in the Yellow River for two years to get the scenes.^[4]^[5]

Release

Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign premiered in the Great Hall of the People on August 1, 1991, with wide-release in China on January 1, 1992.^[4]^[5]

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
1992	Golden Rooster Awards	Best Picture	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	Won
		Best Director	Director Group	Won
		Best Fireworks	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	Won
		Best Art Direction	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	Won
		Best Editing	Kou Honglie	Won
		Best Props	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	Won
		Best Writing	Li Pingfen, Shi Chao and Wang Jun	Nominated
	Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Picture	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	Won