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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

Zhang Xian

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

General Bully Lei

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

Liu Yin

Paul Chun Pui

Paul Chun Pui

Liu Wan Yao

Wang Xichao

Wang Xichao

General Lei's Aide

Yan Ni

Yan Ni

General Lei's No. 3 Wife

Kenya Sawada

Kenya Sawada

Tarou Mitearai

Wu Gang

Wu Gang

Butler Liu Kun Shan

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Chen Kuo

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Li Feng Jen

Wang Ziwen

Wang Ziwen

Li Chiao

Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Captain Tsai

Tsui Hark

Tsui Hark

Warlord

Vincent Kok

Vincent Kok

Warlord

Ma Jingjing

Ma Jingjing

Zhang Xian's Associate

Guo Jiulong

Guo Jiulong

Qin

Morris Rong Xiang

Morris Rong Xiang

Warlord

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

Captured Revolutionary

Yang Bing

Yang Bing

Tavern Owner

Qu Jingjing

Qu Jingjing

Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Tan Jianchang

Tan Jianchang

YaShu Zhan

YaShu Zhan

Guo Jiayi

Guo Jiayi

Liu Di

Liu Di

Hu Ninglin

Hu Ninglin

Ying Yuan

Ying Yuan

Wang Shengkai

Wang Shengkai

Zhao Yi

Zhao Yi

Ambrose Hui

Ambrose Hui

Xinyi Wang

Xinyi Wang

Xia Dejun

Xia Dejun

Zhang Aiqin

Zhang Aiqin

Fuji Shou

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