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The Great Magician
The Great Magician

The Great Magician

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DramaMystery

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In the years after the Revolution, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. One warlord has imprisoned a girl and wants her to be his seventh wife, but he's too honorable to force her. The local revolutionaries wants to kill him and bring back the republic. But when a stranger returns from abroad with mastery of magic to recover the girl he loved, who is tricking whom and who will win at the end?

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Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

22 December 2011

Country

China

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Chang Hsien

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Lei Bully

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

Liu Yin

Yan Ni

Yan Ni

Lei's Wife

Wu Gang

Wu Gang

Butler Liu

Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Captain Tsai

Paul Chun Pui

Paul Chun Pui

Liu Wan-yao

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Chen Kuo

Tsui Hark

Tsui Hark

Warlord

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu

Warlord

Morris Rong Xiang

Morris Rong Xiang

Warlord

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Li Feng-jen

Kenya Sawada

Kenya Sawada

Mitearai

Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Chang Hsien's Assistant

Wang Ziyi

Wang Ziyi

Li Yi

Wang Ziwen

Wang Ziwen

Li Chiao

Wang Xichao

Wang Xichao

Lei's Officer

Tian Miao

Tian Miao

Lei's Wife

Zhan Yashu

Zhan Yashu

Lei's Wife

Wang Qi

Wang Qi

Lei's Wife

Wang Xuan

Wang Xuan

Lei's Wife

Xu Haipeng

Xu Haipeng

Lei's Wife

Miura Kenichi

Miura Kenichi

Taga Group's Director

Qu Jingjing

Qu Jingjing

Taga Group's Female Assassin

Fan Shuran

Fan Shuran

Taga Group's Female Assassin

Zhao Weiqi

Zhao Weiqi

Taga Group's Male Lead

Masanobu Otsuka

Masanobu Otsuka

Taga Group Member

Hu Ninglin

Hu Ninglin

Taga Group Member

Liu Ziwei

Liu Ziwei

Taga Group Member

Yin Hailong

Yin Hailong

Taga Group Member

Guo Hui

Guo Hui

Taga Group Member

Zhang Dong

Zhang Dong

Butler Liu's Officer

Wang Jun

Wang Jun

Butler Liu's Officer

Ma Jing

Ma Jing

Zhang Xian's Associate

Guo Jiulong

Guo Jiulong

Qin

Benz Kong To-Hoi

Benz Kong To-Hoi

Warlord

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Warlord

Lau Ho-Leung

Lau Ho-Leung

Warlord

Zhang Yilong

Zhang Yilong

Executioner

Zhang You

Zhang You

Jailed Revolutionist

Yang Shulin

Yang Shulin

Tavern Owner

Tan Jianchang

Tan Jianchang

Warden Ding

Guo Jiayi

Guo Jiayi

Liu Di

Liu Di

Fortune Teller

Ying Yuan

Ying Yuan

Wang Shengkai

Wang Shengkai

Zhao Yi

Zhao Yi

Ambrose Hui

Ambrose Hui

Xinyi Wang

Xinyi Wang

Xia Dejun

Xia Dejun

Revolutionist

Zhang Aiqin

Zhang Aiqin

Fuji Shou

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