The Promise

Dec 15, 2005

2h 1m

★ 5.6

Overview

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Action

Thriller

Romance

Production Companies

21 Century Shengkai Film

Capgen Investment Group

Moonstone Entertainment

Warner Independent Pictures

Salon Films

China Film Group Corporation

The Promise Trailers

Cast

Princess Qingcheng

Cecilia Cheung

Snow Wolf

Liu Ye

Goddess Manshen

Chen Hong

The Emperer

Cheng Qian

Kunlun

Jang Dong-gun

General Guangming

Hiroyuki Sanada

Wuhuan

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Ye Li

Yu Jinwei

Young Qingcheng

Guan Xiaotong

Young Wuhuan

Shi Lei

General in Red

Lu Peng

(voice)

Anthony Brandon Wong

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