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The Puppetmaster(Movie, 1993)

Original title: "戲夢人生" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
2h 22min | Genres: Drama, War
The PuppetmasterRating: 3.3/5 (with 1919 votes)
The Puppetmaster is a 1993 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Based on the memoirs of Li Tian-lu, Taiwan's most celebrated puppeteer, this story covers the years from Li's birth in 1909 to the end of Japan's fifty-year occupation of Taiwan in 1945. Many consider The Puppetmaster a masterpiece of world cinema. In the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & Sound poll, seven critics and three directors named it one of the greatest films ever made. ()
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About The Puppetmaster

In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joins a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan's leading puppeteers.

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ƈ?夢人生 The Puppetmaster 1993 Trailer(Trailer, 0:48)

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Additional Information

Production country: Taiwan
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 9 languages: Catalan (CA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/08/1993
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Screenwriter: Chu Tien-wen
Film Editor: Liao Ching-sung
Director of Photography: Mark Lee Ping Bin
Composer: Chen Ming-chang
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Le maître des marionnettes"
"희몽인생"
"Xi meng ren sheng"

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