Movie·2009·1h 53m
Empire of Silver
Country
China
Language
Mandarin
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The Story
Original title: 白银帝国
In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.
Producer
Christina Yao, Jeremy Thomas
Cinematography
Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming
Music
Seikô Nagaoka
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
20 votes
// cast
Cast
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
Third Master
Chang Lantian
Eunuch
Zhang Tielin
Master Kang
Jennifer Tilly
Mrs. Landdeck
Hao Lei
Madame Kang
Ding Zhicheng
Manager Qui
King Shih-chieh
Manager Liu
Jonathan Kos-Read
Pastor Landdeck
Lei Zhenyu
Manager Dai
Lü Zhong
Lu Sao
Hei Zi
Tien Niu
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Qin Pengfei
Wang Deshun
Chang You [Chief escort]
// crew
Crew
Christina Yao
Director, Writer, Producer
Seikô Nagaoka
Original Music Composer
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Peggy Chiao
Producer
Su Cong
Original Music Composer
Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming
Director of Photography
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