The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest (Chinese: 大进军席卷大西南), also known as The Liberation of Southwest China, is a 1998 Chinese epic war film directed by Song Yeming and Zhu Jianming and written by Lu Zhuguo. The film stars Fu Xuecheng, Lu Qi, Gu Yue, and Zhao Hengduo. The film is about the war between the Communist troops and the KMT troops in southwest China during the Chinese Civil War.[1]

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest
Traditional	大進軍席捲大西南
Simplified	大进军席卷大西南
Mandarin	Dàjìnjūn Xíjuǎn Dàxīnán
Directed by	Song Yeming Zhu Jianming
Produced by	Zhang Shuangbo Liu Guangjun Shang Changyi Xu Gang
Written by	Lu Zhuguo
Starring	Fu Xuecheng Lu Qi Gu Yue Zhao Hengduo
Music by	Yang Xiwu
Cinematography	Dong Yachun Wang Weidong Li Bingkun
Edited by	Nie Weiguo Huang Weifu
Production company	August First Film Studio
Distributed by	Mei Ah Laser Disc Co., LTD.
Release date	24 September 1998 (China)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Plot

In September 1949, after the three major campaigns (Liaoshen Campaign, Huaihai Campaign and Pingjin Campaign), the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has basically achieved control over the provinces and cities of mainland China, the KMT troops are evacuated to Chongqing, Mao Zedong and Zhu De plan to make a final battle against the Kuomintang, soon the war in southwest China's Sichuan, Chongqing break out, the People's Liberation Army defeat the KMT troops, the KMT troops is forced to retreat to Taiwan.

Cast

Main

• Fu Xuecheng as Liu Bocheng
• Lu Qi as Deng Xiaoping
• Gu Yue as Mao Zedong
• Zhao Hengduo as Chiang Kai-shek

Supporting

• Xu Guangming as Hu Zongnan
• Wang Fengbin as Song Xilian
• Wang Lanwu as Li Da
• Gao Changli as He Long
• Liu Huaizheng as Zhu De
• Peng Zhidong as Wang Tiehan
• Hu Xilong as Chen Kefei
• Wang Jingwen as Zhong Bin
• Qin Zhao as Chiang Ching-kuo
• Wang Hui as Luo Lie
• Yang Ciyu as Liu Wenhui
• Ding Jingyi as Deng Xihou
• Weng Xianqiao as Zhang Qun
• Zhao Zhi as Li Wen
• Li Guohua as Luo Guangwen
• Guan Shouyi as Pei Changhui
• Tang Gaoqi as Zhang Boying
• Yao Jude

Release

The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest was released in China on September 24, 1998.

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Notes
1998	4th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Film	The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest	Won	[1][2]
		Outstanding Director	Song Yeming and Zhu Jianming	Won	[1][2]
		Excellent Film Technology	The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest	Won	[1][2]
	18th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Writing	Lu Zhuguo	Won	[1]
		Special Jury Prize	The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest	Won	[1]

References

1. 电影：《大进军——席卷大西南》. sina (in Chinese). 2007-02-01.
2. 资料：第4届电影华表奖获奖名单(1997年度). QQ (in Chinese). 2011-08-24.

External links

• The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest at Douban (in Chinese)
• The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest at the Mtime.com (in Chinese)