The Emperor and the Assassin

1998 film directed by Chen Kaige
Movie film Q1361789
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The Emperor and the Assassin

Summary

The Emperor and the Assassin is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Emperor and the Assassin's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's director is recorded as Chen Kaige[4].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's screenwriter is recorded as Chen Kaige[5].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's composer is recorded as Zhao Jiping[6].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's genre is recorded as historical film[7].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's cast member is recorded as Gong Li[9].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's cast member is recorded as Zhang Fengyi[10].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's cast member is recorded as Zhou Xun[11].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's cast member is recorded as Li Xuejian[12].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's cast member is recorded as Chen Kaige[13].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's cast member is recorded as Zhao Benshan[14].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's producer is recorded as Han Sanping[15].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's director of photography is recorded as Zhao Fei[16].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0162866[17].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Putonghua[18].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[19].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's review score is recorded as 81%[20].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[21].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 725519[23].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[24].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's publication date is recorded as +1998-10-08T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's publication date is recorded as +1999-12-09T00:00:00Z[26].
  • The Emperor and the Assassin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bxb6[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Emperor and the Assassin's producer is recorded as Han Sanping[15]. Its director is recorded as Chen Kaige[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Chen Kaige[5]. Cast members include Gong Li[9], Zhang Fengyi[10], Zhou Xun[11], Li Xuejian[12], Chen Kaige[13], and Zhao Benshan[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-10-08T00:00:00Z[25] and +1999-12-09T00:00:00Z[26]. The Emperor and the Assassin's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Putonghua[18]. Genres include historical film[7] and drama film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[20] and 7.3/10[21].

Why It Matters

The Emperor and the Assassin ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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