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The Emperor's Shadow(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-10-31
74%
25 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
Overview:
Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China,
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Xi'an Film Studio
Movie: The Emperor's Shadow
Top 10 Billed Cast
葛优
Gao Jianli
Jiang Wen
Ying Zheng
许晴
Princess Yueyang
Ge Zhijun
Zhao Gao
王庆祥
Li Si
王宁
Wang Ben
舒耀瑄
Xu Fu
Li Mengnan
Jing Ke
Yuan Yuan
Fan Yuqi
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