Curse of the Golden Flower

Dec 14, 2006

1h 54m

★ 6.9

Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.

Overview

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Genres

Action

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.

Elite Group Enterprises

Film Partner International

Sony Pictures Classics

Edko Films

Focus Features

Picasso Pictures

Curse of the Golden Flower Trailers

Cast

Emperor Ping

Chow Yun-Fat

Empress Phoenix

Gong Li

Prince Zhai

Jay Chou

Crown Prince Wan

Liu Ye

Prince Yu

Qin Junjie

Jiang Chan

Li Man

Imperial Physician Jiang

Ni Dahong

Imperial Physician's Wife

Chen Jin

Maid

Siran Ge

Host of the Festival

Guo Jiulong

Medicine Boy

Ma Tianyu

Soldier

Feng Bai

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