· China · 1991 · 1h 43m

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch

大太监李莲英

Director

Cast

Jiang Wen as Li Lianying Xu Fan as Concubine Zhen Liu Xiaoqing as Empress Ci Xi Zhu Xu as Prince Chun Ding Jiali as Tian Shaojun as 光绪

Crew

Zhao Fei — Director of Photography

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.

Key Collaborators

Tian Zhuangzhuang Director Zhao Fei Director of Photography

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