The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983)
火燒圓明園
Dramatization of events from the Second Opium War which culminated in the looting and destruction of imperial estate "Yuan Ming Yuan", AKA the Old Summer Palace by invading English and French troops.
- Date of release
- 1983-09-20
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- Li Han-Hsiang
Casting
- Liu Xiaoqing — 慈禧太后
- Tony Leung Ka-fai — 咸丰
- Zhang Tielin — 奕訢
- Chen Ye — 慈安太后
- Jie Zhou — 丽妃
- Kun Xiang — 肃顺
Interesting facts
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, the film stars Tony Leung Ka-fai as the Xianfeng Emperor and Liu Xiaoqing as a young noble consort, Cixi.
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