The Opium War

Name: The Opium War
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1997-06-09
Duration: 2 h 33 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Bao Guo-an, Liankun Lin, Sihung Lung, Shao Hsin, Simon Williams

鸦片战争 (1997)

2:33 (153 min)

Drama, War, History

Spain, United Kingdom, China

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Production

Emei Film Studio, Araba Films, Danehip Entertainment

Release date

9 June 1997

Budget

$15 000 000

Director

Xie Jin

Scenario

Zhu Sujin

Composer

Jin Fuzai

Producer

Ann Hui

All team (13)

Actors

Bao Guo-an

林则徐

Liankun Lin

琦善

Sihung Lung

何敬容

Shao Hsin

何善之

Simon Williams

义律

Min Su

道光皇帝

Jiang Hua

关天培

Li Shilong

韩总兵

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Short description

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.