Inside the Forbidden City (1965)

Name: Inside the Forbidden City
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Released: 1965
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Ivy Ling Po, Ching Miao, Chin Feng, Kao Pao-shu, Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

1h 43m Hong Kong

Drama History Music

Plot

Li Zhenfei, a former imperial concubine, finds herself locked in a fierce rivalry with Madame Liu, vying for the emperor's affection. After giving birth to the emperor's son, Liu, consumed by jealousy, orchestrates a cruel plot to switch the infant with a cat and orders a servant, Kou Zhu, to eliminate the baby. Instead, Kou Zhu delivers the child to the emperor's brother, leading to an unexpected adoption by the emperor. As a new family forms, with Liu as the emperor’s new wife, Li remains imprisoned within the palace, longing for her son. Their eventual reunion raises questions of love, betrayal, and justice.

Cast

Ivy Ling Po Ching Miao Chin Feng Kao Pao-shu Ou-Yang Sha-Fei Li Ching Chen Yu-Hsin Ku Wen-Chung Tien Feng Yang Chi-Ching Chan Wan-Wa Chiang Kuang-Chao Hao Li-Jen Fan Dan Fung Ngai