Kapyong

Kapyong

2011
54m
0.0

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"The Forgotten Battle of the Forgotten War"

Overview

On April 24, 1951, following a rout of the South Korean army, the Chinese People Volunteer Army pursued their enemy to the lines of Australian and Canadian troops still digging fall-back defences, 39 kilometres to the rear. Here, sometimes at the length of a bayonet, often in total darkness, individual was pitted against individual in a struggle between a superpower and a cluster of other nations from across the world. They fought for a valley, the ancient and traditional invasion route to Seoul. If it fell the southern capital and the war, was lost. The United Nations troops had the military advantage of the high ground and artillery support: the Chinese relied entirely on vastly superior numbers. As a result, young men from both sides found a battle which was very close and very personal. The Battle of Kapyong became the turning point of China's Fifth Offensive in that Korea spring... Written by John Lewis

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Screen Australia Film Victoria
Production Countries
Australia
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 28, 2011
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1865421
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Cast

John Waters
John Waters

Narrator

Cory Corbett
Cory Corbett

Canadian Lieutenant

Yuki Nagashima
Yuki Nagashima

Chinese Soldier

Steven Carroll
Steven Carroll

Napalm victim

Rick Tonna
Rick Tonna

Soldier

Alex Borg
Alex Borg

Ben O'Dowd

Will Ward-Ambler
Will Ward-Ambler

Mike Levy

Key Crew

Dennis K. Smith
Director
Dennis K. Smith
Writer