Film

Empire of Silver

2009 · 1h 53m · Drama · History · Family

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

59%

Metacritic

54

In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing

Third Master

Chang Lantian

Eunuch

Zhang Tielin

Master Kang

Jennifer Tilly

Mrs. Landdeck

Hao Lei

Madame Kang

Ding Zhicheng

Manager Qui

King Shih-chieh

Manager Liu

Jonathan Kos-Read

Pastor Landdeck

Lei Zhenyu

Manager Dai

Lü Zhong

Lu Sao

Hei Zi

Tien Niu

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

Qin Pengfei

Wang Deshun

Chang You [Chief escort]

• Christina YaoDirector · Writer · Producer
• Peggy ChiaoProducer
• Jeremy ThomasExecutive Producer
• Anthony Pun Yiu-MingDirector of Photography
• Seikô NagaokaOriginal Music Composer
• Su CongOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 12, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, History, Family, Romance

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