The Emperor and the Assassin overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
A lavishly produced historical drama from China, Jing Ke Ci Qin Wang/The Emperor and the Assassin tells the complex, multi-facetted story of the man who became the first Emperor of a unified China, another man who has sworn to kill him, and a woman who is loved by both men. Late in the Third Century B.C., when China was comprised of seven rival kingdoms, Ying Zheng (Li Xuejian) was the leader of Qin. Ying Zheng had a dream in which he joined together the seven kingdoms into a single utopian state, and taking this as a mandate from God, he invaded the nearby state of Han as the first step toward this goal.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Chen Kaige
- Studio: ShinCine, Pricel, New Wave Company, NDF International, Beijing Film Studio, Canal Plus, China Film Co-Production Corporation
- Year: 1999
- Run Time: 160 minutes
- Country: France, Japan, China
- Language: Mandarin
- MPAA Rating: R (for violence)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Historical Film, Epic
- Filmed in: Color
