RED CLIFF ~ Part 1 & 2 (2010 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray of John Woo film)

John Woo directs this historical action epic based on one of Asia's most popular novels, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Guanzhong Luo. In the final days of the Han dynasty, tyrannical warlord Cao Cao (Fengyi Zhang) invades the kingdom of Wu with his army of over a million soldiers. However, Wu's military strategist Zhou Yu (Tony Leung) devises a plan to join forces with former rival Liu Bei (Yong You) and challenge Cao Cao's invaders at sea, leading to a vast naval battle that culminates in the legendary Battle of Red Cliffs.

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.