Empire of Silver (film)
# Empire of Silver (film)

Empire of Silver (simplified Chinese: 白银帝国; traditional Chinese: 白銀帝國; pinyin: Báiyín Dìguó; Jyutping: Baak6 Ngan4 Dai3 Gwok3) is a 2009 historical epic film written and directed by Christina Yao, based on the novel The Silver Valley by Cheng Yi. It focuses on a wealthy banking clan in Pingyao, Shanxi and its fortunes during the turn-of-the-century Chinese economic and political turmoil. The film stars Aaron Kwok and Jennifer Tilly.

## Cast

* Aaron Kwok as Third Master
* Zhang Tielin as Lord Kang
* Hao Lei as Madame Kang
* Jennifer Tilly as Mrs. Landdeck
* Jonathan Kos-Read as Pastor Landdeck
* Lei Zhenyu as Manager Dai
* Ding Zhicheng as Qiu Taiji
* John Paisley as Dr. Wilson
* Chin Shih-chieh as Manager Liu
* Tien Niu as Yu Feng
* Hou Tongjiang as Chief Manager Sun
* Shi Xiaoman as Lao Xia
* Shi Dasheng as First Master
* Hei Zi as Second Master
* Wang Deshun as Chang You
* Chang Lan-tian as Eunuch
* Lü Zhong as Lu Sao
* Li Yixiao as Fourth wife
* Du Jiang as Fourth Master
* Guo Tao as Bandit chief
* Xu Zhengyun as Manager Zhou
* Wu Fang as San Xi
* Wang Shuang as Third Wife
* Mou Ruiying as Second wife
* Chi Guodong as Qing official
* Dennis Chan as Governor
* Chen Jun as Escort A
* Xia Le as Escort B
* Liu Zhongyuan as Fifth Master (narrator)
* Chai Jin
* Sing Ning
