The Opium War(1997)

66

2h 33m

  • Drama,
  • War,
  • History

Overview

The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

Cast

  • Debra Beaumont

    Debra Beaumont

    Queen Victoria

  • Simon Williams

    Simon Williams

    Captain Charles Elliot

  • Bao Guo-an

    Bao Guo-an

    Lin Zexu

  • Oliver Cotton

    Oliver Cotton

    Gordon Bremer

  • Nigel Davenport

    Nigel Davenport

  • Rob Freeman

    Rob Freeman

    Hill

  • Emma Griffiths Malin

    Emma Griffiths Malin

    Mary Denton

  • Garrick Hagon

    Garrick Hagon

    Missionary

  • Hua Jiang

    Hua Jiang

    Guan Tianpei

  • Philip Jackson

    Philip Jackson

    Captain White

  • Dominic Jephcott

    Dominic Jephcott

    M.P.

  • Ko Hsiang-Ting

    Ko Hsiang-Ting

    Yi Shan

  • Liankun Lin

    Liankun Lin

    Qi Shan

  • Bob Peck

    Bob Peck

    Denton

  • Li Jie

    Li Jie

    Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

  • Yuan Gao

    Yuan Gao

    Rong'er

  • Lung Sihung

    Lung Sihung

    He Jingrong

  • Hsin Shao

    Hsin Shao

    He Shanzi

  • 苏民

    苏民

    Daoguang Emperor

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    Status

    Released (Jun 9, 1997)

    Budget

    $15,000,000

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