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During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (2003)
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Box office
Grossed $177M worldwide, about 5.7 times its $31M budget
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Setting
Set in Shaanxi
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Series
Part of Wuxia Trilogy
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Music
Music by Tan Dun
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Christopher Doyle
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Details

Director: Zhang Yimou
Writers: Feng LiWriter
Zhang YimouWriter
Wang BinWriter
Original title: 英雄
Status: Released
Release date: December 19, 2002
Original language: Mandarin
Budget: $31M
Revenue: $177.4M
Countries: Hong Kong, China

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