With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise. It was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006; but was not nominated in that category though it was nominated for the Costume Design. In 2007 it received fourteen nominations at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards and won Best Actress for Gong Li, Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Make Up Design and Best Original Film Song for "菊花台" (Chrysanthemum Terrace) by Jay Chou.
The plot is based on Cao Yu's 1934 play Thunderstorm (雷雨 pinyin: Léiyǔ), but is set in the Imperial court in ancient China.
| Traditional | 滿城盡帶黃金甲 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 满城尽带黄金甲 |
| Mandarin | Mǎnchéng Jìndài Huángjīnjiǎ |
| Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
| Produced by | William Kong Zhang Weiping Zhang Yimou |
| Written by | Zhang Yimou |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Gong Li Jay Chou Qin Junjie |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Distributed by | United States: Sony Pictures Classics Hong Kong: Edko Film |
| Release date(s) | December 21, 2006 |
| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Gross revenue | $78,568,977 |
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