The Emperor and the Assassin, also known as The First Emperor, is a 1998–1999 Chinese historical romance film based primarily on Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, as described in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. The film was directed by Chen Kaige and stars Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, and Zhou Xun. The film was well received critically and won the Technical Prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was the most expensive Chinese film made up to that time, costing US$20 million.
The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
Directed by Kaige Chen
Genres - Drama, History, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Historical Film |
Release Date - Oct 8, 1998 |
Run Time - 162 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$15,000,000
Box Office
$1,267,239
Themes
Tags
1999 Cannes Film Festival, Chen Kaige, Concubine, First Emperor, Kingdom, Li Xuejian, Qin, Records Of The Grand Historian, Sima Qian, Technical Prize, Zhang Fengyi
Attributes
Narrative Location: Shaanxi
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Alternate Titles
A császár és a gyilkos
HU
Cesarz i zabójca
PL
Den første keiseren
NO
Der Kaiser und sein Attentäter
DE
El emperador y el asesino
AR, CO, ES
İmparator ve Katil
TR
Imperatorius ir žudikas
LT
Jing Ke ci Qin Wang
, CN
Keisari ja salamurhaaja
FI
Kejsaren och mördaren
SE
L'empereur et l'assassin
CA
L'Empereur et l'assassin
FR
L'imperatore e l'assassino
IT
O Imperador e o Assassino
BR, PT
Shikôtei ansatsu
JP
The Assassin
, US
The Emperor And The Assassin
The Emperor and the Assassin
AU, CA, US
The First Emperor
SG
Ο αυτοκράτορας και ο δολοφόνος
GR
Император и убиец
BG
Император и убийца
RU
始皇帝暗殺
JP
荆轲刺秦王
CN