The Emperor and the Assassin
Jing Ke ci Qin Wang · 1998 | 162 min | Drama · Romance · History
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Synopsis
The Emperor and the Assassin, also known as The First Emperor, is a 1998–1999 Chinese historical romance film based primarily on Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, as described in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. The film was directed by Chen Kaige and stars Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, and Zhou Xun. The film was well received critically and won the Technical Prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was the most expensive Chinese film made up to that time, costing US$20 million.
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Credits
- Producer
- Han Sanping
- Director
- Chen Kaige
- Screenplay
- Chen Kaige
- Director of Photography
- Zhao Fei
- Original Music Composer
- Zhao Jiping
- Country
- People's Republic of China
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