
Penicillin 1944
2008, Chinese. Directed by Gang Kong.
The film is based on the true story of the anti-Japanese struggle in Wuxi. It tells the story of a desperate struggle between the enemy and us for two boxes of precious medicine-penicillin during the Anti-Japanese War. (Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 11 July 2008
- Original title
- 盘尼西林1944
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Penicillin 1944 runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Penicillin 1944 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Penicillin 1944?
Penicillin 1944 (2008) was directed by Gang Kong and stars David Lam Wai, Zhu Yaying.