The Great Magician
The Great Magician
The Great Magician
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2011
2h 8m
6.1(67 votes)
Drama
Mystery

Overview

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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Production Companies

Bona Film Group
Emperor Motion Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

51 members
Acting

梁朝偉

Chang Hsien

梁朝偉
Acting

劉青雲

Lei Bully

劉青雲
Acting

周迅

Liu Yin

周迅
Acting

闫妮

Lei's Wife

闫妮
Acting

吴刚

Butler Liu

吴刚
Acting

吳彥祖

Captain Tsai

吳彥祖
Acting

秦沛

Liu Wan-yao

秦沛
Acting

方中信

Chen Kuo

方中信
Directing

徐克

Warlord

徐克
Acting

谷德昭

Warlord

谷德昭
Acting

Morris Rong Xiang

Warlord

Morris Rong Xiang
Acting

林雪

Li Feng-jen

林雪
Acting

Kenya Sawada

Mitearai

Kenya Sawada
Acting

吳廷燁

Chang Hsien's Assistant

吳廷燁
Acting

王紫逸

Li Yi

王紫逸
Acting

王子文

Li Chiao

王子文
Acting

汪汐潮

Lei's Officer

汪汐潮
Acting

田淼

Lei's Wife

田淼
Acting

湛雅书

Lei's Wife

湛雅书
Acting

王棋

Lei's Wife

王棋
Acting

王璿

Lei's Wife

No Image
Acting

徐海鹏

Lei's Wife

徐海鹏
Acting

三浦研一

Taga Group's Director

三浦研一
Acting

屈菁菁

Taga Group's Female Assassin

屈菁菁
Acting

范慈恩

Taga Group's Female Assassin

范慈恩
Acting

赵伟淇

Taga Group's Male Lead

No Image
Acting

オオツカマサノブ

Taga Group Member

オオツカマサノブ
Acting

胡宁林

Taga Group Member

胡宁林
Acting

刘子威

Taga Group Member

刘子威
Acting

阴海龙

Taga Group Member

阴海龙
Acting

郭辉

Taga Group Member

No Image
Acting

张东

Butler Liu's Officer

张东
Acting

王军

Butler Liu's Officer

No Image
Acting

马京

Zhang Xian's Associate

马京
Acting

郭九龍

Qin

郭九龍
Acting

江道海

Warlord

江道海
Acting

陸劍明

Warlord

陸劍明
Writing

劉浩良

Warlord

劉浩良
Acting

张艺泷

Executioner

张艺泷
Acting

张优

Jailed Revolutionist

张优
Acting

杨树林

Tavern Owner

杨树林
Acting

Tan Jianchang

Warden Ding

Tan Jianchang
Acting

Guo Jiayi

Unknown Role

Guo Jiayi
Acting

刘頔

Fortune Teller

刘頔
Acting

Ying Yuan

Unknown Role

Ying Yuan
Acting

Wang Shengkai

Unknown Role

Wang Shengkai
Acting

趙毅

Unknown Role

趙毅
Acting

許紹洋

Unknown Role

許紹洋
Acting

Xinyi Wang

Unknown Role

Xinyi Wang
Acting

Xia Dejun

Revolutionist

Xia Dejun
Acting

张爱钦

Fuji Shou

张爱钦

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