Empire of Silver (film)
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Directed by | Christina Yao |
Written by | Christina Yao |
Based on | The Silver Valley by Cheng Yi |
Produced by | Jeremy Thomas Chiao Hsiung Ping Christina Yao |
Starring | Aaron Kwok Zhang Tielin Hao Lei Jennifer Tilly |
Cinematography | Anthony Yiu Ming Pun (H.K.S.C.) |
Edited by | Humphrey Dixon Liao Ching Song ang Hua |
Music by | Su Cong Seikou Ngaoka Lin Hai |
Distributed by | Edko Films |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Countries | Taiwan Hong Kong China |
Language | Mandarin |
Empire of Silver (simplified Chinese: 白银帝国; traditional Chinese: 白銀帝國; pinyin: Báiyín Dìguó; Jyutping: Baak6 Ngan4 Dai3 Gwok3) is a 2009 historical epic film written and directed by Christina Yao, based on the novel The Silver Valley by Cheng Yi.[1] It focuses on a wealthy banking clan in Pingyao, Shanxi and its fortunes during the turn-of-the-century Chinese economic and political turmoil. The film stars Aaron Kwok and Jennifer Tilly.
Cast[]
- Aaron Kwok as Third Master
- Zhang Tielin as Lord Kang
- Hao Lei as Madame Kang
- Jennifer Tilly as Mrs. Landdeck
- Jonathan Kos-Read as Pastor Landdeck
- Lei Zhenyu as Manager Dai
- Ding Zhicheng as Qiu Taiji
- John Paisley as Dr. Wilson
- Chin Shih-chieh as Manager Liu
- Tien Niu as Yu Feng
- Hou Tongjiang as Chief Manager Sun
- Shi Xiaoman as Lao Xia
- Shi Dasheng as First Master
- Hei Zi as Second Master
- Wang Deshun as Chang You
- Chang Lan-tian as Eunuch
- Lü Zhong as Lu Sao
- Li Yixiao as Fourth wife
- Du Jiang as Fourth Master
- Guo Tao as Bandit chief
- Xu Zhengyun as Manager Zhou
- Wu Fang as San Xi
- Wang Shuang as Third Wife
- Mou Ruiying as Second wife
- Chi Guodong as Qing official
- Dennis Chan as Governor
- Chen Jun as Escort A
- Xia Le as Escort B
- Liu Zhongyuan as Fifth Master (narrator)
- Chai Jin
- Sing Ning
References[]
External links[]
- official website http://www.empireofsilver.com
- Empire of Silver at IMDb
- Cheney, Alexandra (March 28, 2011). "Chinese Period Film 'Empire of Silver' Melds History, Art, Business Ethics". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- Elley, Derek (February 23, 2009). "Empire of Silver (review)". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- "The Empire of Silver and the Confucian Path to Banking(review)". The Berkeley Daily Planet. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
Categories:
- 2009 films
- Mandarin-language films
- Hong Kong films
- Taiwanese films
- Chinese films
- 2000s historical films
- Taiwanese historical films
- Hong Kong historical films
- Hong Kong epic films
- Chinese historical films
- Chinese epic films
- Films set in the Qing dynasty
- Films based on Chinese novels
- 2009 directorial debut films
- 2000s Hong Kong film stubs