''The Last Tempest'' (,
translit. Ying tai qi xue) is a 1976 Hong Kong
drama film
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directed by
Li Han-hsiang
Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Huludao, 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 ...
.
The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Ti Lung
Ti Lung (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly '' The Blood Brothers'', '' The Avenging Eagle'', ''Clans of Intrigue'', '' The Duel'', ''The Senti ...
as
Emperor Guangxu
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Lisa Lu
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as
Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; mnc, Tsysi taiheo; formerly Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Empress Dowager T'zu-hsi; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu people, Manchu Nara (clan)#Yehe Nara, Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese nob ...
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Ivy Ling Po
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as
Empress Xiaodingjing
* Siu Yiu as
Consort Zhen
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Miao Tien
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Biography
Miao graduated at the Teach ...
as
Li Lianying
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Wong Yue
Wong Yue (born Wong Chi-kuen; 26 October 1955 – 15 May 2008) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor.
Background
Born Wong Chi-kuen in Hong Kong on 26 October 1955. He starred in many Shaw Brothers Studio films and is known for his comic rol ...
as Zhang Jinxi
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Lin Yun
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Biography
Lin was born Fei Xia () in Huzhou, Zhejiang, on April 16, ...
as
Kang Youwei
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Yueh Hua
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as
Tan Sitong
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*Chen Ping as
Consort Jin
*Shum Lo as Eunuch Wang Shang
*Ingrid Hu Yan Yan as
Princess Der Ling
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*Wong Sun as
Yuan Shikai
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*Yeung Chi-hing as Official Hsu Tung
*Wang Hsieh as Official Kang Li
*Chiang Nan as Official
Tai Yi
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Ching Miao
Ching Miao (March 15, 1913 – 1989) was a Taiwanese actor born in Shandong, China. He had appeared in over 190 films, mostly in Hong Kong for the Shaw Brothers Studio.
He won the Best Supporting Actor for Golden Horse Awards
The Taipei Go ...
as
Ronglu
Ronglu (6 April 1836 – 11 April 1903), courtesy name Zhonghua, was a Manchu political and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. He was born in the Guwalgiya clan, which was under the Plain White Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. De ...
*Lo Hol Pang as Yang Shenxiu
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Kong Ngai
Kong Ngai (born Tang Siu Ji; October 1936 – 13 March 2013) was a Hong Kong actor with TVB and ATV.
Early years
Born in China in 1936 as Tang Siu Ji, Kong's affluent family fled to Macau during World War II and later migrated to Hong Kong.
...
as
Lin Xu
Lin Xu (; 1875 – 28 September 1898), courtesy name Tungu (), was a Chinese politician, scholar, songwriter and poet who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was also a student of Kang Youwei, a prominent official and one of the leaders of a ref ...
See also
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References
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1976 films
1976 drama films
1970s Mandarin-language films
Films directed by Li Han-hsiang
Films set in 19th-century Qing dynasty
Cultural depictions of Empress Dowager Cixi
Hong Kong drama films
1970s Hong Kong films
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