The Opium War (1997)

6.2/10 153 min Drama War History

Overview

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.

Cast

Bao Guo-an

林则徐

Liankun Lin

琦善

Lung Sihung

何敬容

Shao Hsin

何善之

Simon Williams

义律

Yuan Gao

蓉儿

Emma Griffiths Malin

玛丽

Philip Jackson

船长怀特

Garrick Hagon

教士劳顿

Rob Freeman

美商希尔

Debra Beaumont

维多利亚女王

周传一

怡良

Ko Hsiang-Ting

奕山

Liu Zhongyuan

吕子房

Gu Lan

三朝老臣

常学仁

阿三

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