---
title: 'The Great Magician (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Derek Yee'
released: '2011-12-22'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-magician-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1869721/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Magician (2011)

2011 · 128 min · Mystery · Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Original title: 大魔術師

## Synopsis

The Great Magician is a 2011 Hong Kong action fantasy comedy film based on a 2009 novel by Zhang Haifan. It was directed by Derek Yee and starred Tony Leung, Sean Lau and Zhou Xun. Set in Beijing in the 1920s, the film tells the story of an illusionist who returns from overseas to find his fiancée, who has been kidnapped by a warlord hoping to make her his seventh wife.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Derek Yee](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-yee)
- **Screenplay:** [Derek Yee](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-yee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leon Ko](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ko)
- **Producer:** [Peggy Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-lee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kita Nobuyasu](https://cinepixo.com/people/kita-nobuyasu)
- **Editor:** [Kwong Chi-Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/kwong-chi-leung)

## Cast

- [Paul Chun](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-chun)
- [Tony Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung)
- [Daniel Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-wu)
- [Kenya Sawada](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenya-sawada)
- [Zhou Xun](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhou-xun)
- [Berg Ng](https://cinepixo.com/people/berg-ng)
- [Sean Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-lau)
- [Lam Suet](https://cinepixo.com/people/lam-suet)
- [Vincent Kok](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-kok)
- [Yan Ni](https://cinepixo.com/people/yan-ni)
- [Tsui Hark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsui-hark)

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