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Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint.

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AdventureDramaHistory

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The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.

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Budget

$25000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

07 November 1986

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Dirk Struan

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Tess Brock

Katy Behean

Katy Behean

Mary Sinclair

John Stanton

John Stanton

Tyler Brock

Janine Turner

Janine Turner

Shevaun Tillman

Russell Wong

Russell Wong

Gordon Chen

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

May-May

Tim Guinee

Tim Guinee

Culum Struan

Bill Leadbitter

Bill Leadbitter

Gorth Brock

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Aristotle Quance

John Bennett

John Bennett

Orlov

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

Vargas

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong

Drunken Sailor

Dickey Beer

Dickey Beer

Brecks's Crew

Phil Chatterton Tongplaw

Phil Chatterton Tongplaw

Boatswain

Chen Kuan-Tai

Chen Kuan-Tai

Pirate

Chen Shu

Chen Shu

Chen Chuang

Chen Chuang

Rosemarie Dunham

Rosemarie Dunham

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Richard Foo

Richard Foo

Nicholas Gecks

Nicholas Gecks

Carol Gillies

Carol Gillies

Pat Gorman

Pat Gorman

British Merchant 2

Michael C. Gwynne

Michael C. Gwynne

Billy Horrigan

Billy Horrigan

Brecks's Crew

Barbara Keogh

Barbara Keogh

Joycelyne Lew

Joycelyne Lew

Beaten Whore

Lisa Lu

Lisa Lu

Bronco McLoughlin

Bronco McLoughlin

Brecks's Crew

Glen Murphy

Glen Murphy

Martial Artist

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Patrick Ryecart

Patrick Ryecart

Rob Spendlove

Rob Spendlove

Patty Toy

Patty Toy

Zhang Jie

Zhang Jie

Mason Cardiff

Mason Cardiff

Midshipman

Denise Kellogg

Denise Kellogg

Nude Model

Gam Biu

Gam Biu

Chan Lap-Ban

Chan Lap-Ban

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