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The Promise (2005) [PG-13]

Release Date:
December 15, 2005

Original Title:
无极

Alternate Titles:
La promesa: la leyenda de los caballeros del viento
Master of the Crimson Armor
The Promise
无极
無極

Genres:
Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Production Companies:
21 Century Shengkai Film
Capgen Investment Group
China Film Group Corporation
Moonstone Entertainment
Salon Films
Warner Independent Pictures

Production Countries:
China | Hong Kong | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  DE: 12  GR: 13  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 121

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

ADR Mixer:
Ying Zhao

Animation:
Eric Suen
Tommy Cheng

Camera Operator:
Kenny Lam Ping-Wah
Choi Sung-Fai

Casting Coordinator:
Toshie Tabata

Co-Producer:
Shi Dongming

Colorist:
Lee Yong-gi

Conductor:
Xincao Li

Director:
Chen Kaige

Director of Photography:
Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Dolby Consultant:
Bruce Emery

Editor:
Matt Garner

Effects Supervisor:
Don Wong

Executive Producer:
Yang Buting

First Assistant Camera:
Edmond Chan

Foley Artist:
Terry Tu
Mario Vaccaro

Foley Editor:
Blair Slater

Foley Recordist:
Blair Slater

Key Grip:
Louis Jong Chi-Leung

Lighting Technician:
Lee Tak-Shing

Line Producer:
Zhang Wang

Music Arranger:
Ian Honeyman
Andrew Raiher

Orchestrator:
Julian Kershaw
Jeff Toyne
Robert Elhai

Original Music Composer:
Klaus Badelt

Producer:
Chen Hong
Ernst Etchie Stroh
Han Sanping
Kim Dong-joo

Production Design:
Timothy Yip Gam-Tim

Production Manager:
Max Wang
Wang Hong

Publicist:
Joshua Jason

Score Engineer:
Stephen McLaughlin

Second Unit Director:
Dion Lam Dik-On

Sound Designer:
Danrong Wang

Sound Editor:
Zhao Nan
Chris Goodes
Nigel Christensen
Paul Korber

Sound Effects Editor:
Steve Burgess
Paul Pirola
Nigel Christensen
Huijia Mo
Antony Gray
Andrew Neil
Gavin Myers
Glenn Newnham

Sound Supervisor:
Roger Savage

Stunt Coordinator:
Dion Lam Dik-On

Unit Production Manager:
Jiakun Zhang

Visual Effects:
Desmond Chan

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Choi-Ying Chung

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Frankie Chung

Writer:
Charcoal Tan
Chen Kaige

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