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The Opium War

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.

1997 |2h 33m |  Drama, War, History

Cast

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Debra Beaumont

Queen Victoria

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Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

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Bao Guo-an

Lin Zexu

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Oliver Cotton

Gordon Bremer

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Nigel Davenport

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Rob Freeman

Hill

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Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

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Garrick Hagon

Missionary

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Hua Jiang

Guan Tianpei

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Philip Jackson

Captain White

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Dominic Jephcott

M.P.

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Ko Hsiang-Ting

Yi Shan

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Liankun Lin

Qi Shan

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Bob Peck

Denton

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Li Jie

Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

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Yuan Gao

Rong'er

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Lung Sihung

He Jingrong

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Hsin Shao

He Shanzi

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苏民

Daoguang Emperor

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Status

Released

Language

Mandarin, German, English

Budget

$15,000,000.00

Revenue

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