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The Empress Dowager

The Empress Dowager

1989•90 min.•

ChinaHong Kong

★6.5(4)

Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ruler of China for nearly 50 years.
  • Drama
  • History

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