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The Magnificent Concubine

Original title: Yang Gui Fei
  • 19621962
  • 1h 43m
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The Magnificent Concubine (1962)
Drama
Lady Yuhuan Yang is the beloved Imperial Concubine of the Chinese Emperor. Her brother Yang, the Prime Minister, is corrupt and the Fanyang Chief revolts and imperils the throne. This has gr... Read allLady Yuhuan Yang is the beloved Imperial Concubine of the Chinese Emperor. Her brother Yang, the Prime Minister, is corrupt and the Fanyang Chief revolts and imperils the throne. This has grave consequences for the Yangs and the Emperor.Lady Yuhuan Yang is the beloved Imperial Concubine of the Chinese Emperor. Her brother Yang, the Prime Minister, is corrupt and the Fanyang Chief revolts and imperils the throne. This has grave consequences for the Yangs and the Emperor.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
74
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
288,998
107,763
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    • Director
      • Han Hsiang Li
    • Writer
      • Zhibo Wang
    • Stars
      • Li Hua Li
      • Chun Yen
      • Hsiang Chun Li
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    • Director
      • Han Hsiang Li
    • Writer
      • Zhibo Wang
    • Stars
      • Li Hua Li
      • Chun Yen
      • Hsiang Chun Li
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Li Hua Li in The Magnificent Concubine (1962)
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    Chih-Ching Yang and Li Hua Li in The Magnificent Concubine (1962)
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    Li Hua Li
    Li Hua Li
    • Yang Kwei Fei
    Chun Yen
    Chun Yen
    • Emperor Ming Huang
    Hsiang Chun Li
    Hsiang Chun Li
    • Concubine Mei (Guest star)
    Lei Zhao
    Lei Zhao
    • Disgruntled Villager (Guest star)
    Chih-Ching Yang
    Chih-Ching Yang
    • Yang Kuo-Chung
    Wen-Chung Ku
    Wen-Chung Ku
    • Kao Li-Shi
    Pin Ho
    Pin Ho
    • Yang Hsien
    Ching Lin
    Ching Lin
    • Kuo state Madame
    Mulan Weng
    Mulan Weng
    • Koryo state Madame
    • (as Mu-Lan Weng)
    Chou Mo
    • Siam state Madame
    Yu-Hsin Chen
    Yu-Hsin Chen
    • Tsao Teng
    Mu Chu
    Mu Chu
    • Captain 1
    Ti Tang
    • General Chen Hsuan-Li
    Chi Hsieh
    Chi Hsieh
    • Wei Chi-Ming
    Chiang Su
    • Captain 2
    Feng Tien
    Feng Tien
    • Captain 3
    Shih-Ou Chang
    Shih-Ou Chang
    Hsin-Yen Chao
    Hsin-Yen Chao
    • Director
      • Han Hsiang Li
    • Writer
      • Zhibo Wang
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    Historical Drama At Its Best
    How fleeting are the glories of the mighty!This is the theme of the film, but likewise,apparently, the moral of the production.After all this film(which ran in the States as The Magnificent Concubine) took a Cannes award and features what is possibly the finest and certainly the most voluptuous performance of Li Li Hua. Miss Hua(who gets only one listing at present on IMDb,a quite inferior vehicle called "China Doll") is to Chinese cinema what Barbara Stanwyck was to thirties and forties Hollywood.Show business was in her blood and even with her worst scripts(many of them) one always knew there was more to the lady than what the moguls were giving her to do. This time she has one of the greatest love stories of all time,the fatal passion of an aged emperor for a frivolous young woman, who matures too late into a truly great lady.It was previously done by Mizoguchi with the exquisite Machiko Kyo as the ill fated Lady Yang.Both versions are worthy of repeated watchings and both feature the collaboration of film mogul Run Run Shaw. This really deserves a reissue.
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    • Release date
      • June 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 楊貴妃
    • Filming locations
      • Fukui, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Shaw Brothers
      • Shaw Brothers
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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