Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch

Release Date: 1991-04-12

Overview: Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Jiang Wen

as Li Lianying

Xu Fan

as Concubine Zhen

Liu Xiaoqing

as Empress Ci Xi

Zhu Xu

as Prince Chun

Ding Jiali

as