The Magnificent Concubine

The Magnificent Concubine — Plot

Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).

• Release date
• May 31, 1962
• Runtime
• 103 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Li Han-Hsiang

The Magnificent Concubine — Cast

Li Li-Hua Yang Kwei Fei/Yang Yu Huan Yan Jun Emperor Yang Chi-Ching Prime Minister Yang Guo Zhong Ku Wen-Chung General Gao Li Shi Tang Ti General Chen Xuan Li Hsieh Chih General Chen Chi Ming Lee Ying General An Lu Shan Chen Yu-Hsin Chief Secretary Cui Cheng