Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch

103 mins | April 12, 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.

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch

103 mins | April 12, 1991

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title 大太监李莲英
Directors Tian Zhuangzhuang
Writers

Cast

Jiang Wen

as Li Lianying

Xu Fan

as Concubine Zhen

Liu Xiaoqing

as Empress Ci Xi

Zhu Xu

as Prince Chun

Tian Shaojun

as 光绪

Bin Liu

as 崔玉贵