The Emperor and the Assassin

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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:awards Best_Director_at_Cannes
gptkbp:basedOn historical events
gptkbp:boxOffice $10 million
gptkbp:budget $15 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Lao_Ai
gptkb:Lady_Zhao
gptkb:Ying_Zheng
the assassin
Jiang_Sheng
gptkbp:characterDevelopment complex characters
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Zhang_Yimou
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced other films
inspired discussions on leadership
explored themes of morality
gptkbp:design gptkb:Zhang_Yimou
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Chen_Kaige
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editedBy gptkb:Zhang_Yimou
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:China
gptkbp:filmography 162 minutes
gptkbp:genre historical drama
gptkbp:historicalPeriod loose adaptation
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Emperor and the Assassin
gptkbp:influences politics
philosophy
Chinese_history
gptkbp:language gptkb:Mandarin
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Tan_Dun
gptkbp:narrativeStyle non-linear
gptkbp:plot Assassination of the first Emperor of China.
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:Zhang_Yimou_Studio
gptkbp:releaseDate May 1998
gptkbp:releasedIn 1998
gptkbp:releaseFormat theatrical
gptkbp:runtime 162 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Chen_Kaige
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:sideEffect minimal
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Tan_Dun
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Zhang_Fengyi
Gong Li
Li Xuejian
gptkbp:theme betrayal
loyalty
sacrifice
power