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The Guillotines

The Guillotines

Forced to execute.

20125.61h 53m

Overview

In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Written by Joyce Chan Ka-Yi, Chit Ka-Kei, Guo Junli
Produced by Peter Chan Ho-Sun, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Jojo Hui Yuet-Chun
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $5K

Top Cast

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

Tianlang / Wolf

Ethan Juan

Ethan Juan

Nala Leng / Wang Le

Shawn Yue

Shawn Yue

Haidu

Chris Lee Yuchun

Chris Lee Yuchun

Guaerjia Musen

Jing Boran

Jing Boran

Houjia Shisan

Wen Zhang

Wen Zhang

Qianlong Emperor

Zhou Yiwei

Zhou Yiwei

Buka

Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu

Gonge

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Yongzheng Emperor

King Shih-Chieh

King Shih-Chieh

Wan Jiang

Themes & Keywords

kung fuchinaremakehong kongwuxiaqing dynastyweapons of warchinese mythology

About The Guillotines

The Guillotines is a action, history, adventure, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of kung fu, china, remake, hong kong, wuxia, qing dynasty. Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, it stars Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue. In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

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