The First Emperor

Feb 16, 2006

1h 50m

★ 6.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Discovery Channel International

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Cast

Emperor

James Pax

Chief Minister

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Himself - Narrator

Samuel West

Li Ssu

Hi Ching

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