The First Emperor
Docu-drama profiling Ying Sheng, the first Emperor of China. Charting the life of the man who unified China, this documentary begins with the future Emperor's rise to power after the death of his father, becoming King of Qin at the age of thirteen. Mostly told through the use of re-enactments, the story continues to the present day and the discovery of the Emperor's tomb and terracotta army in 1974.
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Countries
United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
6.3/10
3 votes
Rating consensus
63/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~63/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
James Pax
Emperor
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Chief Minister
Samuel West
Himself - Narrator
Hi Ching
Li Ssu
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The First Emperor (2006)
Nic Young
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