The General (1982)
- Original title
- 大將軍
- Genre
- action & adventure
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Length
- 1 season, 20 episodes
How it feels
Set during the Sino-French War in the late Qing dynasty, this series follows General Wang Shouzhong as he leads victorious battles against the French army. He faces betrayal, pursuit, and political maneuvering while grappling with personal conflicts involving his wife, a colleague, and Li Hongzhang's niece.
historicalmelancholictenseslow-burndramaticwar-torntragicpolitically charged
What happens
《大將軍》 是香港麗的電視在1982年製作的一齣清末歷史劇集，由賴水清擔任監製。劇集首播於1982年4月，電視台起用尚未從藝員訓練班畢業的何家勁擔任男主角。主演還有黎漢持、關之琳、容惠雯、林國雄、文雪兒等。 光緒年間，慈禧當政，中法戰爭爆發，黑旗軍劉永福領兵屢敗法軍，而此時清廷的苟安政策搶先，李鴻章、榮祿不惜喪權辱國，力主停戰求和，但不為劉接受，副將王守忠更屢戰屢勝。榮祿爪牙利誘忠不遂，設謀逼害忠。仕途名士譚嗣同聯盟江湖第一大幫丐幫、俠士大刀王五等力推新政，也想極力說服忠加入，忠面臨著一連串的絕境逃亡、武林中的冷血鬥爭、與同僚罗新燕，妻子及李鴻章侄女李潤儀之間愛與恨的矛盾…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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