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A fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation. With supernatural skill, and no fear, the soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that has massacred his ...
A fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation. With supernatural skill, and no fear, the soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that has massacred his people. To achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat. The story of the First Emperor of China, who is on the brink of winning a war-torn land during the dawn of the Qin dynasty over 2,000 years ago. Three opponents are determined to kill the King, but the warrior stands in their way.
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- Creator
- Miramax Films presents in association with Elite Group Enterprises Inc., an Edko Films, Zhang Yimou Studio Production in collaboration with China Film Co-Production Corporation, Sil-Metropole Organisation Limited and Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., a Zhang Yimou film ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; directed by Zhang Yimou
- Other Titles
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- Also known as: Ying xiong
- At head of title: Quentin Tarantino presents
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- Chinese, English, French, Spanish
- Contributors
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- Kong, Bill, producer
- Zhang, Yimou, producer, author of screenplay, director
- Li, Feng, author of screenplay
- Wang, Bin (Screenwriter), author of screenplay
- Li, Jet, 1963- actor
- Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- actor
- Zhang, Manyu, actor
- Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- actor
- Chen, Daoming, actor
- Yen, Donnie, 1963- actor
- Tan, Dun, 1957- composer
- Miramax Films
- Elite Group Enterprises
- Edko Films
- Zhang Yimou gong zuo shi
- Zhongguo dian ying he zuo zhi pian gong si
- Yin du ji gou you xian gong si (Hong Kong, China)
- Beijing xin hua mian ying ye you xian gong si
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Publication
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- Special edition
- Burbank, CA : Miramax Films : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 0788895257, 9780788895258
- OCLC
- ocn437049834
- Credits
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- Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao Ming, Donnie Yen
- Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editors, Zhai Ru, Angie Lam ; music composer and conductor, Tan Dun ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung ; visual effects supervisor, Ellen Poon ; story by Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin
- This DVD disc is copy protected.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
- Special features: Close-up of a fight scene; Inside the action: a conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Jet Li; "Hero defined" making of featurette; storyboards; soundtrack spot.
- DVD
- Mandarin, dubbed English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogu with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.