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The Burning of the Imperial Palace

1983 · 88 min · History · Drama

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.

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Creators

Li Han-Hsiang — Director

Top cast

Liu Xiaoqing portraitLiu Xiaoqing慈禧太后Tony Leung Ka-fai portraitTony Leung Ka-fai咸丰Zhang Tielin portraitZhang Tielin奕訢Chen Ye portraitChen Ye慈安太后Jie Zhou portraitJie Zhou丽妃Kun Xiang portraitKun Xiang肃顺

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