Legendary Amazons
2011 Chinese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2011 Chinese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legendary Amazons is a 2011 Chinese historical drama film directed by Frankie Chan, who also writer with Liu Heng and Ma Honglu. The film is based on the stories of the Yang Clan Generals.[1] The film stars Richie Jen, Cecilia Cheung, Cheng Pei-pei, Liu Xiaoqing, and Kathy Chow. The film is based on the same source material as the 1972 Hong Kong film The 14 Amazons.
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| Legendary Amazons | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊門女將之軍令如山 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨门女将之军令如山 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Frankie Chan | ||||||||||
| Written by | Frankie Chan Liu Heng Ma Honglu | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Jackie Chan Wang Tianyun | ||||||||||
| Starring | Richie Jen Cecilia Cheung Cheng Pei-pei Liu Xiaoqing Kathy Chow | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Wu Rongjie Chen Youliang Zhang Wenjie | ||||||||||
| Music by | Roc Chen | ||||||||||
Production companies | Shanghai Film Group Corporation Feng Huang Motion Picture Co. 中视文化有限公司 Beijing Century Culture Communication Co., Ltd. 乐道文化投资有限公司 同方联合影业集团有限公司 | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | 上海东方影视发行公司 中国电影股份有限公司北京电影发行分公司 尚视影业 | ||||||||||
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Running time | 108 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song dynasty. The Song dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia.
Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Grand Tutor (minister) Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife, Mu Guiying, leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.
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