The Guillotines
Forced to execute.
Genres
Overview
In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.
Details
Budget
$15000000
Revenue
$5290
Runtime
113 min
Release Date
2012-12-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
47
Vote Average
5.4
Huang Xiaoming
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Ethan Juan
Nala Leng / Wang Le
Shawn Yue Man-Lok
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Jing Boran
Houjia Shisan
Wen Zhang
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Jimmy Wang Yu
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Andrew Lau
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Wan Jiang
Li Meng
Bai Lan
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Bai Li
Gao Tian
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Wei Wang
Ko Hon-Man
Guo Minger
Xu Liwei
Zhang Zhihong
Ken Yang
Purba Rgyal
Bryan Leung
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