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The Opium War

Genres

DramaWarHistory

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.

Details

Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$0

Runtime

153 min

Release Date

1997-06-09

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Vote Count

8

Vote Average

6.6

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Debra Beaumont

Queen Victoria

Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

Bao Guo-an

Lin Zexu

Oliver Cotton

Gordon Bremer

Nigel Davenport

Rob Freeman

Hill

Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

Garrick Hagon

Missionary

Hua Jiang

Guan Tianpei

Philip Jackson

Captain White

Dominic Jephcott

M.P.

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Yi Shan

Liankun Lin

Qi Shan

Bob Peck

Denton

Li Jie

Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

Yuan Gao

Rong'er

Lung Sihung

He Jingrong

Hsin Shao

He Shanzi

苏民

Daoguang Emperor

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