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The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow

1996•1h 56m•

★7.3(24 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

Director

Writers

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Main Cast

Ge You

Ge You

Gao Jianli

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Ying Zheng

Xu Qing

Xu Qing

Princess Yueyang

Ge Zhijun

Ge Zhijun

Zhao Gao

Wang Qingxiang

Wang Qingxiang

Li Si

Di Guoqiang

Di Guoqiang

Wang Jian

Wang Ning

Wang Ning

Wang Ben

Shu Yaoxuan

Shu Yaoxuan

Xu Fu

Li Mengnan

Li Mengnan

Jing Ke

Yuan Yuan

Yuan Yuan

Fan Yuqi

Tian Lu

Tian Lu

Ying Zheng in childhood

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Zhou Xiaowen

Writing

Writer: Lu Wei

Production

Producer: Jimmy Tan
Producer: Zhang Pimin
Producer: Chen Kunning

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Zhao Jiping
Sound Designer: Yi Hong

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Lu Gengxin

Editing

Editor: Zhong Furong

Art Direction

Production Design: Dou Guoxiang
Production Design: Cao Juiping
Production Design: Zhang Daqian

Costume & Make-Up

Dresser: Yi Liu

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Peter Webb

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "秦颂" (ZH).

#2

The runtime is 116 minutes (1h 56m).

#3

It was a co-production between: China, Hong Kong.

#4

The film was directed by Zhou Xiaowen.

#5

The screenplay was written by Lu Wei.

#6

The score was composed by Zhao Jiping.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Lu Gengxin.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0125994.

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Rating

7.3/10

Good

24 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

秦颂

Status:

Released

Language:

普通话

Country of Origin:

China, Hong Kong

Production Companies:

Xi'an Film Studio