The Opium War
6.5
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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26 people
Bao Guo-an
林则徐
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Oliver Cotton
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Nigel Davenport
Bob Peck
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Liankun Lin
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Shao Hsin
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Simon Williams
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Min Su
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Jiang Hua
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Li Shilong
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Li Weixin
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Xie Jin Director · Ni Zhen Writer Zhu Sujin Writer
Budget $15M · First release June 9, 1997 · Produced in Spain, United Kingdom, China
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Budget
$15,000,000
Production
Emei Film Studio
Production
Araba Films
Production
Danehip Entertainment
Production
United International Film Group
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Spain · United Kingdom · China
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Original title
鸦片战争
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · German
Release dates
China · June 9, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
January 22, 1999 · Theatrical
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