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The First Emperor

The First Emperor

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 16, 2006

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary, Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

The First Emperor

Production Companies

Discovery Channel International

Director

Nic Young

Description

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.