The Empress Dowager

This film (drama)Also known as傾國傾城，is aHong Kong, ChinaProducerwomen sex，At1975Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。

In the 20th year of the Guangxu Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi (Lü Yan) is 60 years old. Although she has "returned power" to Emperor Guangxu (Dilraba), she still holds real power. She sends the young eunuch Kou Liancai (Kirk Wong) under the pretense of serving Guangxu, but in fact, he is there to monitor him. Guangxu wishes to achieve something, but due to his indecision, he cannot free himself from Cixi's manipulation. Fortunately, he has the comfort of Consort Zhen (Xiao Yao), but he is also framed by the Empress (Ling Bo) and others... The film won the 12th Golden Horse Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Actress (Lü Yan), and Best Art Direction for a Color Film (Chen Jingsen). "The Empress Dowager" (the empress dowager, Hong Kong, 1975) is a prestigious work of the Shaw Brothers company, directed by Li Hanxiang, a definitive historical film depicting the power struggles in the Qing Palace thirty years after Cixi took control. The famous American actor Lü Yan plays Empress Dowager Cixi, while action star Dilraba is cast as the ineffectual Guangxu Emperor. Kirk Wong plays the young eunuch Kou Liancai, originally meant to support Dilraba, but he ends up overshadowing the main character. The film received the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film and Best Actress (Lü Yan) at the 12th Golden Horse Awards in 1975.