A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1990)

  • NR
  • 04/12/1990 (HK)
  • Romance, Fantasy, Adventure
  • 1h 50m

A 2000 year-old fiercest warrior travels beyond the limits of time

Overview

China 3000 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the bodies of outlaws and the condemned. This is the time Mong Tiang Fong and court lady Twon fall deeply in love. Such a thing is not tolerated at the court and when their relationship is discovered both are sentenced to death. In the meantime the alchemists have discovered the formula of immortality, but decide to destroy their work. However Twon gets possession of one immortality pill which she manages to give to Tiang Fong before he's made a terracotta warrior too. China 1930. While on location a film crew discovers parts of the grave of emperor Qin guarded by the terracotta warriors. Tiang Fong, being immortal, awakes...

Lilian Lee

Novel, Writer

Tony Ching Siu-Tung

Director

Cast

Zhang Yimou's headshot

Zhang Yimou

General Meng Tianfang
Gong Li's headshot

Gong Li

Dong Er/ Zhu Lili
Yu Rongguang's headshot

Yu Rongguang

Bai Yunfei
Lu Shuming's headshot

Lu Shuming

Emperor Qin
Zhang Chunzhong's headshot

Zhang Chunzhong

The Stunt Man
Wu Tianming's headshot

Wu Tianming

The Director
David Cheung's headshot

David Cheung

Yuan Mong Ling
Choi Hin-Cheung's headshot

Choi Hin-Cheung

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