Curse of the Golden Flower
7.0
“Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.”
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
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Cast
14 people
Chow Yun-Fat
Emperor Ping
Known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dragonball Evolution
Gong Li
Empress Phoenix
Known for
Mulan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Jay Chou
Prince Zhai
Known for
The Green Hornet
Now You See Me 2
Liu Ye
Crown Prince Wan
Known for
Air Strike
City of Life and Death
Qin Junjie
Prince Yu
Known for
Rise of the Legend
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
Li Man
Jiang Chan
Known for
Lost on Journey
Ni Dahong
Imperial Physician Jiang
Known for
The Knockout
The Assassin
Chen Jin
Imperial Physician's Wife
Known for
Three-Body
Fireworks of My Heart
Siran Ge
Maid
Also in
Distant Thunder
Love Never Dies
Guo Jiulong
Host of the Festival
Known for
Man of Tai Chi
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
Ma Tianyu
Medicine Boy
Also in
Swords of Legends
Ice Fantasy
Feng Bai
Soldier
Known for
Shadow
Zhang Yimou Director · Bian Zhihong Screenplay Wu Nan Writer
Worldwide gross $79M · Budget $45M · United States release December 21, 2006
Box office
Budget
$45,000,000
Worldwide gross
$78,568,977
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Production
Elite Group Enterprises
Production
Film Partner International
Production
Edko Films
Production
Picasso Pictures
Production
Kantana Studios
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
China · Hong Kong SAR China · United Kingdom · Thailand
Produced in
Languages
Original title
滿城盡帶黃金甲
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
United States · November 12, 2006
Premiere · AFI Fest
China · December 14, 2006
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Argentina
June 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 21, 2007 · Premiere · Festival of Rio
October 5, 2007 · Limited theatrical
October 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
May 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 30, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 31, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
September 7, 2007 · Theatrical
France
March 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
April 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 16, 2007 · Premiere · Green Light Film Festival
Indonesia
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
June 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
May 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
April 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Latvia
July 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 17, 2007 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 29, 2007 · Theatrical
Norway
October 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Panama
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 7, 2007 · Limited theatrical
Poland
March 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
April 26, 2007 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 19, 2007 · Theatrical
March 5, 2008 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Thailand
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 2007 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
July 23, 2007 · Theatrical · Certification from BBFC
Uruguay
September 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Vietnam
March 16, 2007 · Theatrical
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