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A Terra-Cotta Warrior

Original title: Qin yong
  • 19891989
  • 2h 25m
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6.8/10
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A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1989)
AdventureComedyFantasy
China 2.200 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the ... Read allChina 2.200 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the bodies of outlaws and the condemned. This is the time Mong Tiang Fong and court lady Twon ... Read allChina 2.200 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the bodies of outlaws and the condemned. This is the time Mong Tiang Fong and court lady Twon fall deeply in love. Such a thing is not tolerated at the court and when their relationshi... Read all
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    • Siu-Tung Ching
    • Pik-Wah Lee
  • Stars
    • Yimou Zhang
    • Gong Li
    • Tian-Ming Wu
    • Siu-Tung Ching
    • Pik-Wah Lee
  • Stars
    • Yimou Zhang
    • Gong Li
    • Tian-Ming Wu
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    • 2User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Yimou Zhang
    Yimou Zhang
    • Tian Fong
    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Winter…
    Tian-Ming Wu
    Tian-Ming Wu
    • Movie Director
    Rongguang Yu
    Rongguang Yu
    • Bai Yun Fei
    Hok Kong Chan
    • Necromancer
    Chun Ying Chang
    • Yuan Mong Ling
    • (as Chan Ying Cheung)
    Chan Chung Cheung
    • Fighter
    Kim Cheung
    • Assassin
    Kong Lic Cheung
    • Camera Man
    Ah Tsui Chio
    • Art Director
    Lo Cheung Chiu
    • General Kam
    Tinx Chiu Chow
    • Apprentice
    Wai Chung Chu
    • Necromancer
    Hong Choon Fok
    • Lady Supervisor
    Tung Foo
    • Court Lady
    Fok Shan Fung
    • Necromancer
    Han Shan Fung
    • Necromancer
    Xia Hong Ho
    • Fighter
      • Siu-Tung Ching
      • Pik-Wah Lee
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    6/10
    Pure fantasy - 2 Gong Li's for the price of one
    If you've only seen Gong Li's big epics, this movie will come as quite a startling surprise... but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Everyone needs a change of pace from time to time and this film definitely falls into that group.

    This is definitely not the Gong Li that most westerners know but there is something about Gong Li's dual turn as a naive, ancient court lady and her haughty 1930s two-bit actress reincarnation that will definitely prompt a double-take. It's almost like two different movies rolled into one: the first an ancient love drama, the second twentieth century silliness with some intriguing costume choices. There are tears and laughter, almost like Gong Li was trying to poke fun at herself.

    Watched with the right type of expectations, this fantasy filled movie is reasonably enjoyable purely escapist fare.
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    • May 17, 2006

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      • April 12, 1990 (Hong Kong)
      • Hong Kong
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
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