Farewell My Concubine

The passionate story of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them.

霸王别姬 (1993)

Timing: 2:51 (171 min)

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Release date

1993-01-01

Country

China, Hong Kong

Production

China Film Co-Production Corporation, Beijing Film Studio, Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd.

Genre

Drama

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$6 400 000

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Director

Chen Kaige

Actors

Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Lu Qi, Ying Da, Ge You, Lei Han, Yi Di, Yin Zhi, Ma Ming-Wei
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Scenario

Producer

Hsu Feng, Jun-Nian Tang

Operator

Gu Changwei

Composer

Jonathan Lee

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Editing

Xiaonan Pei
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Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

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