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This film is a historical drama set in the imperial court in the closing years of the Qing dynasty (late 19th and early 20th century). The Empress Dowager Cixi wielded effective power during much of this period, having staged a coup in 1861 that made her regent over the infant Emperor X and then, after his death, the young Emperor Guangxu. Cixi ...
Pages in category "Films set in 19th-century Qing dynasty" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Films set in 19th-century Qing dynasty (29 P) ... (1978 film) Foreign Devils (1927 film) H. Hail the Judge; Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time; The Heroes (1980 ...
Shi Yukun (fl. 19th century), courtesy name Zhenzhi, was a highly popular Qing dynasty storyteller who performed in Beijing during the first half of the 19th century. Little is known about his life, but anecdotes recorded in the 1940s claimed he worked as a Booi Aha at prince Zhaolian's mansion before he became a performer.
The Burning of Imperial Palace (Chinese: 火燒圓明園 is a 1983 historical drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang.Based on the events in China during the Second Opium War which culminated in the burning of the Old Summer Palace (a.k.a. Yuanming Garden), the film stars Tony Leung Ka-fai as the Xianfeng Emperor and Liu Xiaoqing as a young noble consort, Cixi.
Reign Behind a Curtain (Chinese: 垂簾聽政) is a 1983 historical drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. Sequel to The Burning of Imperial Palace, this film tells the story of Cixi's consolidation of power. It stars Liu Xiaoqing as Empress Dowager Cixi, Chan Wah as Empress Dowager Ci'an and Tony Leung Ka-fai as the Xianfeng Emperor.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, fighters known as spiritual boxers are believed to be able to gain martial arts powers such as invincibility from Taoist blessings.When his master Chi Keung is too drunk to perform a demonstration for some customers, conman Hsiao Chien is forced to perform the demonstration himself, pretending to be possessed by various gods and performing their martial arts styles.
At a lavish banquet, the Manchurian Empress Dowager Cixi of the 19th century Qing empire orders security chief of the Forbidden City Liu Jing Tian to capture the five thieves that stole 2 million taels from the Royal Treasury. Lord Liu, in turn, asks chief court constable Leng Tian-Ying, nicknamed Killer Constable, to assemble a small group of ...