Li Han-Hsiang

Born: 1926-03-07

Richard Li Han Hsiang (Chinese: 李翰祥; pinyin: Lǐ Hànxiáng; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning - 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His The Enchanting Shadow, The Magnificent Concubine, and Empress Wu Tse-Tien were entered into the Cannes Film Festival in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively. Li also won the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his work on the movie Xi Shi in 1965. Most of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s were Chinese historical dramas. He died in Beijing due to a heart attack. He was seventy.


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Passing Flickers

as Himself in opening scene
Released: 1982-04-06

The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are...

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The Moon-Blanch'd Land

as uncredited
Released: 1952-04-13

An early Musical by the Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company.

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A Moment of Bliss

as uncredited
Released: 1952-01-01

The film tells the story of a woman who grew up in China's warlord era and suffered from war and...

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The Orphan Girl

as Mrs Luo's brother
Released: 1956-06-13

Loosely based on Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre.

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Golden Horse Awards

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-31

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...

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