China Film Group Origin Films (Beijing) Investment Co. Ltd. Shanghai Nangou Films Co. Ltd. Shanghai Film Group Hollywood International Film Exchange[1]
With the beginning of World War II at the Battle of Shanghai and Nanjing in 1937,[5] the story develops around the Chinese Air Force's great resistance against the Japanese invasion and occupation of China; the overwhelming might of the Imperial Japanese war machine taking down Shanghai and the capital of Nanjing, followed by heavy resistance and eventual fall of the interim wartime capital of Wuhan in 1938, and climaxing into the bloody six years-long all-airwar Battle of Chongqing, the wartime capital of China for the remainder of World War II, with the remnants of the Chinese Air Force, the refugees, and the people of Chongqing exemplifying the undying resilience against years of barbaric air strikes by the Imperial Japanese air power.[6]
Mel Gibson served as the art director of the $65 million budgeted film.[2][12]Principal photography on the film began in May 2015 in Shanghai, China.[7] Filming was completed in November 2015.
Release
The film was filmed as a memorial for the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory in WWII.[13][14] Originally scheduled to be released on 17 August 2018,[1] it was later rescheduled to be released on 26 October 2018 in order to have a same-day global release.[15]
In October 2018, it was announced that screening plans of the film had been cancelled in China. Earlier, it was leaked by TV anchor Cui Yongyuan that Fan Bingbing, one of the film's guest actors, was involved in a tax evasion scandal when starring in this film.[16][17][18] However, the home video release in the United States went on as scheduled.[19]
The all-English dubbed version has been released to US streaming services and on Blu-ray.[20]
^Sun, Vlasova, Harmsen, Lianggang, Evgenia, Peter. "Shanghai 1937 – Where World War II Began". SHANGHAI 1937: WHERE WORLD WAR II BEGAN. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-04-25. When did World War II begin? Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising. Americans might say December 7, 1941… The day the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For Europeans, it was September 1, 1939… When Nazi Germany invaded Poland. But in China, people will tell you a different date. August 13, 1937.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^名品娱乐网, 电影 (2021-02-28). "大轰炸电影 电影大轰炸是根据真实事件改编的吗 剧组居然用掉了几千公斤炸药". m.qingdaomingpin.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-25. 从预告片中可以看出，即使日寇轰炸重庆六年十个月，军民同舟共济，顽强战斗，英勇对敌，体现了"生到死"的气魄。影片从各个角度描述了轰炸给重庆人民带来的痛苦，展现了中国军民在灾难中顽强的生存意志，以及面对生死的抉择。The movie tells the real story of the six years and ten months the Japanese rained savagery on Chongqing, and the Chinese military and civilians worked together, fighting bravely and tenaciously against the enemy, reflecting their spirit of "life to death". Through great suffering caused by the bombing to the people of Chongqing from various angles, the film shows the undying resilience of the Chinese military and civilians to survive the great disaster, choosing between life and death.
