Battle on Shangganling Mountain
About Battle on Shangganling Mountain
Soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army hold Triangle Hill for several days against the U.S. Army and the Republic of Korea Army. They are short of food and water. They stay until relief arrives. The film presents the battle as a Chinese victory.
Cast & crew
More about Battle on Shangganling Mountain
Lin Shan and Sha Meng directed and wrote the script. Liu Chi wrote the music. The Chinese title is Shangganling. English titles include Battle of Shangganling and Battle on Shangganling Mountain. The battle is Triangle Hill in the Korean War.
Themes
Background
A 1956 Chinese feature about the Battle of Triangle Hill in the Korean War.
Making
Changchun Film Studio staged the hill fight as a feature about a unit waiting for relief.
Music
Liu Chi wrote the score.
Preservation
The film survives and is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Triangle Hill is Shangganling in Chinese.
- English Wikipedia calls the battle especially bloody and says it ended in a Chinese victory.
- The soldiers in the film are shown as war heroes.
Scenes
- The unit holds the hill, short of food and water, until the relief troops arrive.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (上甘岭 1956.webm)