The Promise (2005)
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Overview
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.
Where to watch The Promise
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home | Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home |
| United Kingdom | Amazon Prime Video | — | — |
| Canada | — | YouTube | YouTube |
| Germany | Amazon Prime Video, Film Total, ASIATIC | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Spain | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Japan | U-NEXT | FOD | — |
| Poland | FILMBOX+ Stream, CDA | — | — |
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What is The Promise about?
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. The Promise is a Fantasy, Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance movie, released on 2005-12-15, runtime 121 minutes.
Is The Promise worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Promise 5.6 out of 10 from 137 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
Where can I watch The Promise?
In the United Kingdom, The Promise streams on Amazon Prime Video. The table on this page lists 6 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Chen Kaige
Cast
- Cecilia Cheung as Princess Qingcheng
- Liu Ye as Snow Wolf
- Chen Hong as Goddess Manshen
- Cheng Qian as The Emperer
- Jang Dong-gun as Kunlun
- Hiroyuki Sanada as General Guangming
- Nicholas Tse Ting-fung as Wuhuan
- Yu Jinwei as Ye Li
- Guan Xiaotong as Young Qingcheng
- Shi Lei as Young Wuhuan
- Lu Peng as General in Red
- Anthony Brandon Wong as (voice)
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Sources
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