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The Great Magician

6.1

2011•2h 8m

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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Cast

Photo of Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Chang Hsien

Photo of Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Sean Lau Ching-Wan

Lei Bully

Photo of Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

Liu Yin

Photo of Yan Ni

Yan Ni

Lei's Wife

Photo of Wu Gang

Wu Gang

Butler Liu

Photo of Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Captain Tsai

Photo of Paul Chun Pui

Paul Chun Pui

Liu Wan-yao

Photo of Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Chen Kuo

Photo of Tsui Hark

Tsui Hark

Warlord

Photo of Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu

Warlord

Photo of Morris Rong Xiang

Morris Rong Xiang

Warlord

Photo of Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Li Feng-jen

Photo of Kenya Sawada

Kenya Sawada

Mitearai

Photo of Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Chang Hsien's Assistant

Photo of Wang Ziyi

Wang Ziyi

Li Yi

Photo of Wang Ziwen

Wang Ziwen

Li Chiao

Photo of Wang Xichao

Wang Xichao

Lei's Officer

Photo of Tian Miao

Tian Miao

Lei's Wife

Photo of Zhan Yashu

Zhan Yashu

Lei's Wife

Photo of Wang Qi

Wang Qi

Lei's Wife

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