Benshan Zhao, Changjiang Pan, Chen Kaige
A romantic tale set in feudal China in the 2nd century B.C. which centers around the story of Ying Zheng, a power-hungry heir to the throne of the kingdom of Qin, whose bloodthirsty goal is to conquer...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 13, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (202)
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June 25, 2008gorgeous epic about china's first emperor, every bit as good as hero and said to be more historically accurate. also it's almost 3 hours long but it's a complicated story! and it's not really a wuxia film
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June 13, 2007To date no-one has done a satisfying portrayal of the Qin emperor. This film tries hard, but it feels laboured.
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September 18, 2007Too long, but romantic and the beautiful music makes it better to this chinese love story. ( More details later) :D
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March 24, 2009As epic period dramas go this one was okay, there are several tellings of this particular story on film, but this one lack the true passion of some of the others. I liked it, but I wont recommend it for entertainment.
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December 1, 2007a contradiction: an enormous large-scale arthouse character study. fabulous movie...but a little slow..but still, fascinating! if you're interested in history/China
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October 12, 2007Good cinematography but the story lags in many places. I enjoyed it but I didn't have high expectations.
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September 1, 2007Great cinematography, great acting and magnificent music. One of my favourite foreign movies.
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