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The Opium War
The Opium War

The Opium War

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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.

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Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

153 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

09 June 1997

Country

Spain

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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