Synopsis
The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhen Fei.
Movie Information
- Director
- Zhu Shilin
- Writers
- Ke Yao
- Release Year
- 1948
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Language
- ZH
- Country
- Hong Kong, China
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (7 votes)
Top Cast
Xuan Zhou
Concubine Zhen
Shu Shi
Emperor Guangxu
Tong Yeuk-Ching
The Empress Dowager Cixi
Xu Li
Kang Youwei
Chen Qi
Concubine Jin
Hung Po
Li Lianying
Lin Jing
Empress Jin Li
Jiang Ming
Prince Duan
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