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The Banquet

2006·2h 11m·Not Rated
DramaFantasyRomanceAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.4/10
7,385 votes

A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.

The Banquet is a 2006 drama fantasy movie directed by Xiaogang Feng, starring You Ge, Daniel Wu, Ziyi Zhang. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 7,385 votes and runs 2h 11m.

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Director
Xiaogang Feng
Stars
You Ge
Daniel Wu
Ziyi Zhang
Xun Zhou
Details
2006-09-15
131 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ China
★ Mandarin
Keywords
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