The Opium War

Jun 9, 1997

2h 33m

★ 5.9

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.

Genres

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Emei Film Studio

Araba Films

Danehip Entertainment

United International Film Group

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Cast

Queen Victoria

Debra Beaumont

Captain Charles Elliot

Simon Williams

Lin Zexu

Bao Guo-an

Gordon Bremer

Oliver Cotton

Nigel Davenport

Hill

Rob Freeman

Mary Denton

Emma Griffiths Malin

Missionary

Garrick Hagon

Guan Tianpei

Hua Jiang

Captain White

Philip Jackson

M.P.

Dominic Jephcott

Yi Shan

Ko Hsiang-Ting

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