Inside the Forbidden City (1965)

Original title

宋宮秘史

Directed by

Kao Li

Genre

musical film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Huangmei opera musical film from Hong Kong. It tells the story of a famous legend from China's Song dynasty where a civet cat is swapped for a newborn prince.

dramatichistoricalmusicalmelodramaticfast-pacedornateintrigue-filledoperatic

What happens

Inside The Forbidden City is a 1965 Hong Kong Huangmei opera musical film. Depicted is the famous tale known as "Civet for Crown Prince" which allegedly took place in China's Song dynasty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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