The First Emperor

(2006)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2006

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Nic Young

Cast: James Pax, 吳耀漢, Сэмюэл Уэст, Хи Чинг

Plot

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.