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Movie, 1998

The Emperor and the Assassin

IMDb 7.0, 162 min, History, Drama, China

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

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DirectorChen Kaige
WritersChen Kaige, Wang Peigong
GenreHistory, Drama
Runtime162 min
ReleasedThu, Oct 8, 1998
CountryChina
IMDBtt0162866

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