That Man in Chang-an

A romantic Han Dynasty adventure epic of a dying Emperor, an Evil Queen, a beautiful Princess, a dastardly royal nephew, and a masked hero, with plots and counterplots galore, complete with cliffhangers and last-second rescues. Yen Chuan began his film acting career in 1938. He started directing films in 1953. So he was a seasoned and popular filmmaker when he helmed and appeared in this romantic Han Dynasty adventure epic of a dying Emperor, an Evil Queen, a beautiful Princess, a dastardly royal nephew, and a masked hero. There's plot and counterplots galore, complete with cliffhangers and last second rescues…not to mention secret agents, secret identities, secret treasure, Mongolian generals, and even master alchemists