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Sorrows of the Forbidden City is a Chinese film released in 1948 and directed by Zhu Shilin. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the film was criticized as "treasonous" for its positive depiction of the Emperor. However, its reputation has risen in recent years, and it was ranked as the 37th best Chinese film of all time in the Hong Kong Film Awards poll of 2013.
Original Release
11/11/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Xuan Zhou | Pearl Concubine |
| Shi Shu | |
| Rhoqing Tang | |
| Fong Pau | |
| Qianli Qian | |
| Ping Chang | |
| Po Hung | |
| Ben Niu | |
| Zhiqing Tang | |
| Shu Zhao |
