Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Emperor and the Assassin' right now, here are some quick facts about the Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+ drama flick. The Emperor and the Assassin starring Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 42 min. The movie received a user score of 70/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 83 contributing users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering."
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'The Emperor and the Assassin' Release Dates
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
January 1st, 2000
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