Sorrows of the Forbidden City

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

Runtime

2h

Director

Ang Lee

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant ...

Runtime

2h 43m

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

John Lone, Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen

After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Ronny Yu

Cast

Jet Li, Sun Li, Dong Yong

In late 19th-century Canton, legendary hero Wong Fei-Hung battles foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee returns from America totally westernised, Wong assumes the role of protector. This proves difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with for...

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Tsui Hark

Cast

Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.

Runtime

2h 34m

Director

Nicholas Ray, Guy Green

Cast

Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven

In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah

Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa