The Sorcerer and the White Snake

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tony Ching Siu-Tung directs. Venus Keung behind the camera. Angie Lam On-Yee cuts. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 15 years ago.
• 2International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
• 3Directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung, shot by Venus Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Jet Li and Wen Zhang and Raymond Lam Fung carry the top of the cast.
• 6IMDB entry: tt1857913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 7Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Venus Keung

Editing

Angie Lam On-Yee

Runtime

100 min · 1h 40m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$18,445

Original language

ZH

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011) ↗

Also by

Tony Ching Siu-Tung

• 
  Jade Dynasty

  2019 · ★ 7.4
• 
  A Chinese Ghost Story

  1987 · ★ 7.3
• 
  Swordsman

  1990 · ★ 7.0
• 
  Duel to the Death

  1983 · ★ 6.8
• 
  A Chinese Ghost Story II

  1990 · ★ 6.8
• 
  Naked Weapon

  2002 · ★ 6.8

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  The Sorcerer and the White Snake - Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• JU

  Juli Entertainment Media

Key crew

• ProducerChui Po-Chu
• ProducerYang Zi
• Costume DesignerLee Pik-Kwan
• Associate ProducerHeman Peng Yu-Fong
• EditorAngie Lam On-Yee
• SongsMark Lui
• Animation DirectorYang Hong-kyu
• AnimationShin Sung-a
• AnimationNam Ki-seok
• AnimationAn Hyoung-youl
• AnimationKim Il-tae
• AnimationKim Dong-keun
• AnimationYeom Do-seon
• AnimationLee Sang-hwa
• AnimationShin Jung-won
• AnimationLee Byung-gun
• AnimationBang Jung-whun
• AnimationHong Gyoung-pyo
• AnimationKim Sung-eun
• AnimationWon Sung-wook
• Assistant DirectorPhilip Chan

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2011-09-28PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• The Sorceror and the White SnakeAU
• The Emperor and the White SnakeGB
• A fehér kígyó legendájaHU
• White SnakeUS
• It's LoveUS
• Madame White SnakeUS
• 白蛇传说之法海CN
• 白蛇傳說HK
• Bái Shé Chuán Shuō Zhī Fǎ HǎiCN
• Čaroděj a bílý hadCZ
• El hechicero y la serpiente blancaES
• Die Legende der Weißen Schlange (Uncut Edition)DE