Film

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch

6.219911h 43mDrama History

Director: Tian Zhuangzhuang
Year: 1991

Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.

Top cast

Jiang Wen

Li Lianying

Xu Fan

Concubine Zhen

Liu Xiaoqing

Empress Ci Xi

Zhu Xu

Prince Chun

Ding Jiali

Tian Shaojun

光绪

Liu Bin

崔玉贵

Niu Xingli

Directed by

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Written by

Tianxiang Guo