Legend of the Black Scorpion [2 Discs]

Legend of the Black Scorpion [2 Discs]

Director: Xiaogang Feng Cast: Daniel Wu
Daniel Wu
, Jingwu Ma
Jingwu Ma
, Xun Zhou
Xun Zhou
, You Ge
You Ge
Xiaogang Feng
Legend of the Black Scorpion [2 Discs]

Legend of the Black Scorpion [2 Discs]

Director: Xiaogang Feng Cast: Daniel Wu
Daniel Wu
, Jingwu Ma
Jingwu Ma
, Xun Zhou
Xun Zhou
, You Ge
You Ge
Xiaogang Feng

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Overview

A World Without Thieves director Feng Xiaogang shifts his focus from modern-day con artists to tenth century intrigue with this tale of internal turmoil in the age of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms starring Zhang Ziyi, Daniel Wu, and Ge You. Her empire on the verge of a massive revolution as storms begin to brew both within the royal court as well as in the outlying kingdoms, the entrancing Empress Wan (Zhang) gazes upon her stepson, Prince Wu Luan (Wu), with the eyes of a forbidden lover rather than a caring mother. When the emperor dies an unexpected death and his younger brother Li (Ge) ascends to the throne, Empress Wan marries the newly appointed sovereign as a means of both protecting her beloved Wu Luan and cementing her position within the royal court. When assassins dispatched by Emperor Li fail in their attempt to silence Wu Luan and his majesty subsequently announces a lavish banquet, Empress Wan and Wu Luan realize that the time has finally come for them to take action against the murderous despot. The film demonstrates tremendous influence by Shakespearean plays, specifically +Hamlet and +Macbeth.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/26/2008
UPC: 0796019809917
Original Release: 2006
Rating: NR
Source: Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language: English
Time: 2:06:00
Sales rank: 52,474

Special Features

Disc 1: ; Feature length audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan; ; Disc 2: ; Master of Ceremonies: An exclusive interview with director Feng Xiaogang; Warrior Prince: An exclusive interview with leading man Daniel Wu; The making of Legend of the Black Scorpion; A Dynasty Uncovered: Behind the scenes on Legend of the Black Scorpion; Trailer gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Daniel Wu Prince Wu Luan
Jingwu Ma Minister Yin Taichang
Xun Zhou Qing Nu,Chamberlain
You Ge Emperor Li
Ziyi Zhang Empress Wan
¿¿¿ General Yin Sun
Zeng Qiusheng Governor Pei Hong
Xiyan Xu Ling
Liu Yanbin Messenger
Ma Lun Pharmacist
Xiang Bin Imperial Guard
Chunyu Zheng Imperial Guard
Xiaoming Huang General Yin
Ma Jingwu Actor
Zhou Xun Actor
Tan Dun Composer

Technical Credits
Xiaogang Feng Director
Gangjian Qiu Screenwriter
Heyu Sheng Screenwriter
Zhonglei Wang Executive Producer,Producer
Woo-ping Yuen Executive Producer,Executive Producer
John Chong Producer
Wang Zhonglei Producer,Executive Producer
Qiu Gangjian Screenwriter
Sheng Heyu Screenwriter
Wang Zhongjun Producer
Tim Yip Producer
Wang Danrong Sound/Sound Designer
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