I'm glad some of you share my interest for this "discovery".
Of course it is a pity that there are no "international" subtitles availible but I think there will never be since western companys will have no (comercial) interest in publishing series like that.
The problem that I have with those productions is the sometimes more - sometimes less ideological component.
It seems to me the 1920s Era is often only used/needed as an explanation or prelude for the achievements of the 1930s revolution/wars and it always seems to leeds to the great chairman.
In my opinion its a bit sad that there is (or can be) no, more objective or exclusive consideration of this topic in those productions.
Indeed there is one tv-mini-series produced in 1987 that deals more or less exclusively with one special Warlord - FENG YU HSIANG.
Its called "Clash of the Warlords" (直奉大战) and seems to be quite unique in its way.
The initial part is even availible at Amazon.com( I'm not sure but perhaps even with english subtitles):
http://www.amazon.com/CLASH-OF-THE-WARL ... B000OYNTCI
The whole story is availible here:
http://www.56.com/u75/v_NTExNTU1MjA.html
And just found this one:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjg5NzIzODQ=.html
A chinese documantation about FENG YU HSIANG.(of cause no subs but some nice original footage)
Further that I can recommend the american documentary "The Roots of Madness" from 1967 as I did earlier here
(ideological as well but in the other way

):
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 1&t=168385
The film is available here:
http://www.archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.616322
I'll keep the hope that there are some international Directors and Film-companys who are "brave" enough to make movies like "Two Gun Cohen" (
http://www.movieweb.com/news/doug-liman ... hen-biopic) or
"Man's Fate"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Fa ... shed_film) (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_Fate)beside all comercial interests.
Let me finally say, that I am very thankful for Sub-forums like this, where I can dicuss such special interests.
(Even if the dominating topic of the forum, for me as a 1975 born German who has grown up in the east part, causes more uneasiness than fascination.)
Best regards
Oirob