The First Emperor

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Nic YoungWriter
• Nic YoungDirector

Cast

• James PaxEmperor
• Hi ChingLi Ssu
• Vincent WongLu Buwei
• Tony TangXu Fu
• Tom WuLao Ai
• Richard WooChief Minister
• Eric MeyersNarrator

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