Lord of East China Sea (1993)

Original title

歲月風雲之上海皇帝

Directed by

Poon Man-Kit

Genre

biographical film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

2h 21m

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Du Yuesheng, a legendary figure who rose from a gang background to become a powerful leader in early 20th century Shanghai. It follows his life as he navigates crime, politics, and war.

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What happens

《歲月風雲之上海皇帝》（英語：Lord of East China Sea）是1993年上映的一部香港電影，由潘文傑執導，呂良偉、鄭則仕、徐錦江、葉童、劉嘉玲主演，劇情圍繞中國史上首位幫會出身的傳奇人物杜月笙，電影分為兩集《歲月風雲之上海皇帝》和《上海皇帝之雄霸天下》。此電影是麥當雄繼《跛豪》後的另一部「歷史傳奇片」，並以跛豪原班人馬在上海拍攝，耗資5,400萬，攝製兩年。本片獲提名第30屆金馬獎最佳美術設計、最佳造型設計，以及第13屆香港電影金像獎最佳編劇。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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