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The Empress Dowager

Plot: Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ruler of China for nearly 50 years.
Release Date: Thursday, March 2 1989
35 years ago
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Portrait of Liu XiaoqingLiu XiaoqingLiu Xiaoqing was 36 in The Empress Dowager as 'Empress Dowager Cixi'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 30 1952
Portrait of Gong LiGong LiGong Li was 23 in The Empress Dowager as 'Guilian'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 31 1965
Portrait of Chen DaomingChen DaomingChen Daoming was 33 in The Empress Dowager as 'Emperor Tongzhi'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1955
Portrait of Tony Leung Ka-FaiTony Leung Ka-FaiTony Leung Ka-Fai was 31 in The Empress Dowager as 'Emperor Xian Feng'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 01 1958
Portrait of Chen YeChen YeChen Ye was 34 in The Empress Dowager as 'Empress Dowager Ci'an'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 30 1954
Portrait of Yu LiwenYu LiwenYu Liwen was 50 in The Empress Dowager
Birthday: Tue, Oct 18 1938 –
Fri, Aug 26 2011
Portrait of Li YanLi YanLi Yan was >> in The Empress Dowager
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Li Han-HsiangLi Han-HsiangLi Han-Hsiang was 62 in The Empress Dowager as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Mar 07 1926 –
Tue, Dec 17 1996