The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (1978)

Original title

乾隆下揚州

Directed by

Li Han-hsiang

Genre

history, comedy

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy follows the Qing Dynasty Emperor Chien Lung on his travels to southern China. The film mixes historical legend with folk tales as the emperor encounters various people and situations.

lightheartedcomedicplayfulhistoricalwhimsicalamusinglively

What happens

《乾隆下揚州》（英語：The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung），是1978年香港邵氏公司出品，由李翰祥執導之喜劇片，為李翰祥乾隆系列的第二部，借乾隆下江南之野史加以民間傳奇，深得觀眾好評。此片曾獲第十六屆金馬獎最佳劇情片改編劇本獎，並得最佳劇情片提名。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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