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The Emperor and the Assassin

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7.2/10

81%

Drama History

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Rated: 18+ (R)19982h 42mOn: Rent or Buy Only Tags: Royalty Political Country: China

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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.The Emperor and the Assassin featuring Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi is available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 3 others. It's a drama and history movie with a high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 81% and a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.2 (5,740 votes).

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Cast & Crew

Chen Kaige

Director

Gong Li

Lady Zhao

Zhang Fengyi

Jing Ke

Sun Zhou

Dan, Prince of Yan

Xiaohe Lü

General Fan Yuqi

Wang Zhiwen

Marquis Changxin

Chen Kaige

Lu Buwei

Yongfei Gu

Queen Mother

Zhao Benshan

Gao Jianli

Haifeng Ding

Qin Wuyang

Pan Chang-Jiang

Prison Official

Zhou Xun

Blind Girl

Li Xuejian

Ying Zheng

Han Sanping

Writer

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Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 3 others).

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#7,974 Ranked Movie

#172 Ranked in Royalty Movies

#629 Ranked in Political Movies

#728 Ranked in History Movies

The Emperor and the Assassin has a high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 81% and a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.2 (5,740 votes). The movie is not very popular with Reelgood users lately.