Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994)

Original title

三国演义

Directed by

Wang Fulin

Genre

historical drama

Country

mainland China

Length

1 season, 84 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

9.1 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series adapts the classic Chinese novel about power struggles and warfare among three kingdoms. It follows many characters through decades of shifting alliances and massive battles.

epicgrandintricatestatelyold-fashionedseriousslow-pacedvisually large-scale

What happens

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong. The series was produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and was first aired on the network in 1994. It spanned a total of 84 episodes, each approximately 45 minutes long. One of the most expensive television series produced at the time, the project cost 170 million yuan. It was completed over four years and involved over 400,000 cast and crew members, including divisions of the People's Liberation Army from the Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu military regions. Some of the dialogue spoken by characters was adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes, such as the battles of Guandu, Red Cliffs and Xiaoting, were also realized using a large array of live actors and extras. The series is widely seen as among the best period dramas in China and has been praised for capturing the epic scale of the novel's story, themes and characters while maintaining its artistic and historical value. The show has a 9.5 rating on Douban from over 89,030 reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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