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The First Emperor

2006 · 110 min · Documentary · History

Docu-drama profiling Ying Sheng, the first Emperor of China. Charting the life of the man who unified China, this documentary begins with the future Emperor's rise to power after the death of his father, becoming King of Qin at the age of thirteen. Mostly told through the use of re-enactments, the story continues to the present day and the discovery of the Emperor's tomb and terracotta army in 1974.

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IncludedMagellan TV

Creators

Nic Young — Director

Top cast

James Pax portraitJames PaxEmperorHi Ching portraitHi ChingLi SsuVincent Wong portraitVincent WongLu BuweiTTony TangXu FuTom Wu portraitTom WuLao AiRRichard WooChief MinisterEric Meyers portraitEric MeyersNarrator

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