Released:
1991-04-12

Overview:
Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.

Director:
Tian Zhuangzhuang

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Jiang Wen
  as
  Li Lianying
• 
  Xu Fan
  as
  Concubine Zhen
• 
  Liu Xiaoqing
  as
  Empress Ci Xi
• 
  Zhu Xu
  as
  Prince Chun
• 
  Ding Jiali