Inside the Forbidden City
1965 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 39 VOTES · DIR. Kao Li
Overview
It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decision which eventually leads to the boy being adopted by the emperor himself! But as fate would have it, to go along with his new son, the emperor has a new wife as well - Madame Liu! As this strange new family unit is being constructed, poor Li Zhenfei has been confined to the forbidden palace, condemned to never see or speak to her son, the prince. But destiny reunites her with her son, but will this family reunion be a happy one? And will Madame Liu finally be punished for her treachery?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,293 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:23 Official Bao Xing is upright but stern
00:04:46 Why didn't she come herself?
00:07:18 Yes.
00:12:36 Everyone is rewarded a bundle of satin
00:16:35 I'm scared.
00:21:41 This is Zhengfei's baby.
00:26:13 Open the box and see what kind of...
00:30:33 Living with uncle and aunt at Nanqing Palace
00:36:06 Who asked you to bring the Prince here?
00:39:07 He said the prince was cursed.
00:42:18 Yes.
00:44:46 Hitting you will change your mind.
00:48:34 Yes. She'll die if it goes on.
00:55:00 Yu Zhong pretended to be me.
00:58:16 is a very special thing.
01:01:00 The Emperor has arrived
01:04:03 Sure, go ahead
01:07:35 Acts from operas follow behind
01:11:21 He is...
01:14:49 Chen Lin will be glad to divulge the details
01:18:51 To exchange a cat for a baby boy...
01:22:23 No more punishment. I'll confess.
01:27:43 They're sentenced to death.
01:32:02 Kou Zhu is slandering