Inside the Forbidden City

Overview

It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decision which eventually leads to the boy being adopted by the emperor himself! But as fate would have it, to go along with his new son, the emperor has a new wife as well - Madame Liu! As this strange new family unit is being constructed, poor Li Zhenfei has been confined to the forbidden palace, condemned to never see or speak to her son, the prince. But destiny reunites her with her son, but will this family reunion be a happy one? And will Madame Liu finally be punished for her treachery?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 16, 1965

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Fuk Yan-Cheng,Ivy Ling Po,Chen Yu-Hsin,Li Ching,Leung Yui,Gam Tin-Chue,Fung Ngai,Ho Fan,Wu Por,Ouyang Sha-Feiand 21 more

Director

Kao Li

Writer

Chang Cheh,Shi Yukun,Kao Li

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Music

Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059738