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The Message(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-09-22
74%
113 Votes
Time: 1h 58m
Overview:
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China
Revenue: $35,450,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Huayi Brothers Media Corporation
Movie: The Message
Top 10 Billed Cast
周迅
Gu Xiaomeng
張涵予
Wu Zhiguo
李冰冰
Li Ningyu
黄晓明
Takeda / Wutian
Zhiwen Wang
Wang Daoxiang
蘇有朋
Bai Xiaonian
英达
Jin Shenghuo
石兆琪
Commander Zhao
段奕宏
Ye Jianbo
Zhu Xu
Mr. Fan
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Overview
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
Release Date
2009-09-22
Average
7.4
Rating:
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