The Opium War (1997)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1997-06-09
Runtime: 153 minutes
Director: Xie Jin
Budget: $15,000,000 USD
Top Cast
- Debra Beaumont as Queen Victoria
- Simon Williams as Captain Charles Elliot
- Bao Guo-an as Lin Zexu
- Oliver Cotton as Gordon Bremer
- Nigel Davenport as
- Rob Freeman as Hill
- Emma Griffiths Malin as Mary Denton
- Garrick Hagon as Missionary
- Hua Jiang as Guan Tianpei
- Philip Jackson as Captain White
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