The Promise (2005)
Overview
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $30,995,924.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 11.597 |
Directed By
Chen Kaige
Crew
Han Sanping
Ernst Etchie Stroh
Chen Kaige
Yang Buting
Klaus Badelt
Chen Hong
Kenny Lam Ping-Wah
Lee Tak-Shing
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Max Wang
Chen Kaige
Charcoal Tan
Kim Dong-joo
Shi Dongming
Zhang Wang
Timothy Yip Gam-Tim
Wang Hong
Jiakun Zhang
Dion Lam Dik-On
Steve Burgess
Nigel Christensen
Nigel Christensen
Bruce Emery
Chris Goodes
Antony Gray
Paul Korber
Huijia Mo
Gavin Myers
Andrew Neil
Glenn Newnham
Paul Pirola
Roger Savage
Blair Slater
Blair Slater
Terry Tu
Mario Vaccaro
Danrong Wang
Zhao Nan
Ying Zhao
Desmond Chan
Choi-Ying Chung
Frankie Chung
Don Wong
Dion Lam Dik-On
Edmond Chan
Choi Sung-Fai
Louis Jong Chi-Leung
Tommy Cheng
Eric Suen
Toshie Tabata
Lee Yong-gi
Matt Garner
Robert Elhai
Ian Honeyman
Julian Kershaw
Xincao Li
Stephen McLaughlin
Andrew Raiher
Jeff Toyne
Joshua Jason
TOP CAST
Cecilia Cheung
Princess Qingcheng
Ye Liu
Snow Wolf
Chen Hong
Goddess Manshen
Cheng Qian
The Emperer
Jang Dong-gun
Kunlun
Hiroyuki Sanada
General Guangming
Nicholas Tse
Wuhuan
Yu Xiaowei
Ye Li
Chun-Xiao
Princess Qingcheng (voice)
Guan Xiaotong
Young Qingcheng
Shi Lei
Young Wuhuan
Lu Peng
General in Red
Qian Po
One-Eye
Anthony Brandon Wong
(voice)
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