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The Warlords
2007
· Movie
· 126 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
62–71
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 62, highest is Kinopoisk on 71.
See the most agreed on films →The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.
Details
- Directors
- Peter Chan, Raymond Yip Wai-Man
- Writers
- Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah, Chun Tin-Nam, Guo Junli, Ho Kei-ping, Huang Jianxin
- Studio
- Applause Pictures, Media Asia Films, Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Stellar Mega Films
- Released
- 12 December 2007
- Country
- China, Hong Kong, Thailand
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →13 wins from 31 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Film | The Warlords | Winner |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Director | Peter Chan | Winner |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Actor | Jet Li | Winner |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Actor | Andy Lau | Nominee |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Cinematography | Arthur Wong | Winner |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Film Editing | Wenders Li | Nominee |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Action Choreography | Ching Siu-tung | Nominee |
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2007 | Best Art Direction | Yee Chung-Man, Yi Zheng-zhou, Pater Wong | Winner |
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27th Hong Kong Film Awards
12 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Jet Li | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Yee Chung-Man, Yi Zheng-zhou, Pater Wong | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Arthur Wong | Winner |
| Best Costume and Makeup Design | Yee Chung-Man, Jessie Dai, Lee Pik-kwan | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Winner |
| Best Film | The Warlords | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Sunit Asvinikul, Nakorn Kositpaisal | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Ng Yuen-fai | Winner |
| Best Action Choreography | Ching Siu-tung | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Andy Lau | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Wenders Li | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Score | Chan Kwong-wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan, Leon Ko | Nominee |
45th Golden Horse Awards
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best 800 Bandits | Bandit 1, Bandit 2, etc. | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | The Warlords | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Eddy Wong, Victor Wong, Ken Law | Winner |
| Best Action Choreography | Ching Siu-tung | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Jet Li | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Yee Chung-Man, Yi Zheng-zhou, Pater Wong | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Arthur Wong | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Wenders Li | Nominee |
| Best Makeup & Costume Design | Yee Chung-Man, Jessie Dai, Lee Pik-kwan | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Score' | Chan Kwong-wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan, Leon Ko | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Xu Lan, Chun Tin-nam, Aubrey Lam, Huang Jianxin, Jojo Hui, He Jiping, Guo Junli, James Yuen | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects | Sunit Asvinikul, Nakorn Kositpaisal | Nominee |
2nd Asian Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Ng Yuen-fai | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jet Li | Nominee |
| Best Cinematographer | Arthur Wong | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Nominee |
| Best Editor | Wenders Li | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Warlords | Nominee |