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The Guillotines

Original title: Xue di zi
  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
66,764
6,767
The Guillotines (2012)
An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.
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An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
66,764
6,767
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    • Director
      • Andrew Lau
    • Writers
      • Oi Wah Lam
      • Joyce Chan
      • Yuet-Jan Hui
    • Stars
      • Xiaoming Huang
      • Ethan Juan
      • Purba Rgyal
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Andrew Lau
    • Writers
      • Oi Wah Lam
      • Joyce Chan
      • Yuet-Jan Hui
    • Stars
      • Xiaoming Huang
      • Ethan Juan
      • Purba Rgyal
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Videos1

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:52
    Theatrical Version

    Photos48

    Ethan Juan, Purba Rgyal, Yiwei Zhou, Boran Jing, and Tian Gao in The Guillotines (2012)
    Ethan Juan and Yuchun Li in The Guillotines (2012)
    The Guillotines (2012)
    Xiaoming Huang and Ethan Juan in The Guillotines (2012)
    Shawn Yue and Ethan Juan in The Guillotines (2012)
    Ethan Juan, Yiwei Zhou, Boran Jing, and Tian Gao in The Guillotines (2012)
    The Guillotines (2012)
    The Guillotines (2012)
    Ethan Juan and Yuchun Li in The Guillotines (2012)
    Ethan Juan, Purba Rgyal, Yiwei Zhou, Yuchun Li, Boran Jing, and Tian Gao in The Guillotines (2012)
    Ethan Juan in The Guillotines (2012)
    The Guillotines (2012)

    Top cast

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    Xiaoming Huang
    Xiaoming Huang
    • Wolf
    Ethan Juan
    Ethan Juan
    • Leng
    Purba Rgyal
    • Chentai
    Tian Gao
    • Hutu
    Yiwei Zhou
    Yiwei Zhou
    • Buka
    • (as Zhou Yiwei)
    Boran Jing
    Boran Jing
    • Shisan
    Peng Guo
    • Su
    Yuchun Li
    Yuchun Li
    • Musen
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Gong-E
    Meng Li
    Meng Li
    • Bai Lan
    • (as Vivien Li)
    Kei Gambit
    • Leng
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Sofia Gonzalez
    • Walla Child
    • (voice)
    Shih-Chieh King
    Shih-Chieh King
    • Wan Jiang
    Andrew Lau
    Andrew Lau
    • Yongzheng
    • (as Wai-Keung Lau)
    Ya-Ling Lin
    Kenzie Pallone
    Kenzie Pallone
    • Walla Child
    • (voice)
    Stephy Tang
    Stephy Tang
    Zhang Wen
    Zhang Wen
    • Qianlong
    • Director
      • Andrew Lau
    • Writers
      • Oi Wah Lam
      • Joyce Chan
      • Yuet-Jan Hui
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This movie considers itself to be a sequel to the 1975 "The Flying Guillotines", & " The Master Of The Flying Guillotine." At the beginning there is even a detailed explanation with blueprints, as to the evolution of the weapon.
    • Goofs
      In one scene where soldiers are firing muskets, bullets can be seen flying through the air, with and without a 'tracer' effect. As well as the fact that tracer bullets were not invented until the 20th Century, a bullet cannot be perceived in flight if fired from a gun at lethal velocity.
    • Soundtracks
      Daofeng pian leng
      Performed by Yuchun Li

      Composed by Jay Chou

      Lyrics by Vincent Fang

    User reviews14

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Worth watching average action movie for action fans
    Who watched and rated this movie? A bunch of Woody Allen fans? It deserves a better rating than the 4.6 I see today so I must add my two cents. This is a typical kung fu action movie and it delivers kung fu and action. Nothing I haven't seen before but all the stuff I want to keep on seeing. Is there anything that makes it anything more than an average kung fu action movie? No not really, but that still doesn't mean it's a waste of time or something to over criticize. What would have made it better? The running time was too long and there were not enough simple hand to hand or man versus man fights. Other than that, if you are a fan of this genre then ignore the criticism here and watch it.
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    • ckormos1
    • Mar 31, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Haiti
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Âm Muu Hoàng Tôc
    • Production companies
      • Media Asia Films
      • Polyface Entertainment
      • Starling Road Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,290
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,296
      • Jun 16, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,217,440
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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