8.6 Score

2002 • 1h 39min • PG-13 • Action, Adventure, Drama, History

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"One man's strength will unite an empire."

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

IMDb 7.9

RT 94%

MC 85

Writers

Wang Bin

Zhang Yimou

Composer

Tan Dun

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Jet Li

Nameless

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Broken Sword

Maggie Cheung

Flying Snow

Donnie Yen

Sky

Zhang Ziyi

Moon

Chen Daoming

King of Qin

Liu Zhongyuan

Old Scholar

Zheng Tianyong

Old Servant

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