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14 September 2006 (Hong Kong) more
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A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet. full summary | add synopsis
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7 wins & 10 nominations more
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Cast

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Ziyi Zhang ... Empress Wan
You Ge ... Emperor Li
Daniel Wu ... Prince Wu Luan
Xun Zhou ... Qing Nu
Jingwu Ma ... Minister Yin Taichang
Xiaoming Huang ... General Yin Sun
Zhonghe Zhou ... Chamberlain
Zeng Qiusheng ... Governor Pei Hong
Xu Xiyan ... Ling
Liu Yanbin ... Messenger
Ma Lun ... Pharmacist
Xiang Bin ... Imperial Guard
Chunyu Zheng ... Imperial Guard
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Also Known As:
Legend of the Black Scorpion (USA) (DVD title)
The Banquet (International: English title)
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131 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Gong Li was originally supposed to play Zhang Ziyi's part. Due to scheduling conflicts, the role was passed onto Zhang Ziyi and she gladly accepted because she thought the character was so interesting. more
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Version of Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark (1961) (TV) more

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Some good reasons to watch this, 10 April 2007
7/10
Author: aristofanis from London, UK

This is a very well made production of an epic story placed in 10th century China. Magnificent scenes of ritual, majestic scenery, beautiful landscapes, great stage design, artful choreography and above all a very good sense of the theatrical that echos ancient Greek Tragedy. One thing that seems to be wearing out in Chinese movies of this kind are the long violently cruel scenes that are attempted to be beautified and the ongoing fighters who fly allover. In a choreographic sense they are of great merit but a lot is unnecessary. Zhang Ziyi is one more good reason to see this movie. I found her convincing in her role although somewhat stiff. I would like to see more of her in the future, more such great productions with even less fighting and more content that Chinese culture can easily provide.

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