The Guillotines

The Guillotines (2012)

血滴子

Forced to execute.

In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

Date of release
2012-12-20
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Action, History, Adventure, Drama
Director
Andrew Lau Wai-keung

Casting

Interesting facts

The Guillotines is a 2012 wuxia drama film directed by Andrew Lau, starring Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue, Li Yuchun and Jing Boran. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, it is a remake of the 1975 Shaw Brothers film Flying Guillotine.

Production

The film began shooting in September 2011 and finished editing in April 2012. The conversion to 3D format was handled by Canadian visual effects company Vision Globale.

This is Li Yuchun's third time as a female action hero. She previously performed in Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) and The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011).

Wang Luodan originally played Tianlang's lover in a cameo. A month into shooting her scenes, Wang's character was replaced and her scenes were subsequently cut.

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