The Emperor and the Assassin

Name: The Emperor and the Assassin
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 6.9

1998 · 162 min

History · Drama

★ 6.9

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Trailer

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

Crew

Director Chen Kaige
Writer Chen Kaige
Writer Wang Peigong
Director of Photography Zhao Fei

Cast

Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
Wang Zhiwen
Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei
Pan Changjiang
Prison Official
Zhao Benshan
Gao Jianli
Ding Haifeng
Qin Wuyang
Zhou Xun
Blind Girl
Lü Xiaohe
General Fan Yuqi
Kong Qinsan
Liang Shi

Crew

Director — Chen Kaige
Writer — Chen Kaige
Writer — Wang Peigong
Director of Photography — Zhao Fei

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Intermission

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