Summaries

In 1920s China, a bandit arrives in a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, where he faces off against a tyrannical local nobleman.

Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • widow
  • 1920s
  • impostor
  • unfaithful wife
  • man and woman share a bed
Genres
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Western
Release date Dec 15, 2010
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin China Hong Kong
Language Mandarin Chinese
Filming locations China
Production companies China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company Chinavision Media Group

Box office

Budget $18000000
Gross US & Canada $63012
Opening weekend US & Canada $11287
Gross worldwide $104731450

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 12m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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