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The Banquet(Movie, 2006)

Original title: "夜宴" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
2h 11min | Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Action, History
The BanquetRating: 3.1/5 (with 4444 votes)
The Banquet (Chinese: 夜宴), released on DVD in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion, is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film. The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun. It is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China. ()
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About The Banquet

In 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty is in tatters; infighting snarls the imperial family. Crown Prince Wu Luan loves Little Wan, but his father takes her as his Empress. Wu Luan goes into exile, studying dance and music. His uncle murders his father, taking throne and Empress; uncle sends assassins to kill Wu Luan. The Crown Prince eludes death and comes to court. The Emperor arranges for Little Wan's coronation and dispatches Wu Luan to a distant land; he then calls for a midnight banquet on the 100th day of his rule. Poison, treachery, Wu Luan's return, and the love of the innocent Qing for Wu Luan set up the final entanglements. No Fortinbras or Horatio lay the dead to rest.

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Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
Plays in: China
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/14/2006
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Producer: John Chong
Composer: Tan Dun
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ye yan"
"Der Ruf des Kaisers"
"La Légende du scorpion noir"
"The Legend of the Black Scorpion"
"夜宴"
"The Empress"
"Legend of the Black Scorpion"

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Other movies with this title: The Banquet (SE, 1948), The Banquet (HU, 1957), The Banquet (PL, 1976), The Banquet (HK, 1991)

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