The Opium War (1997)
The Opium War (1997)
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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Cast

Debra Beaumont Debra Beaumont As: Queen Victoria
Simon Williams Simon Williams As: Captain Charles Elliot
Bao Guo-an Bao Guo-an As: Lin Zexu
Oliver Cotton Oliver Cotton As:
Nigel Davenport Nigel Davenport As:
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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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Details

Genres: Drama, War, History

Language: 普通话, Deutsch, English

Release Date: 09 June 1997

Country: ES, GB, CN

Runtime: 153m

Company Credits

Company: Emei Film Studio, Araba Films, Danehip Entertainment, United International Film Group

Budget: $15,000,000

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Cast

Debra Beaumont

Debra Beaumont

Queen Victoria

Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

Bao Guo-an

Bao Guo-an

Lin Zexu

Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Rob Freeman

Rob Freeman

Hill

Emma Griffiths Malin

Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon

Missionary

Hua Jiang

Hua Jiang

Guan Tianpei

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Captain White

Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

M.P.

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Yi Shan

Liankun Lin

Liankun Lin

Qi Shan

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Denton

Li Jie

Li Jie

Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

Yuan Gao

Yuan Gao

Rong'er

Directed By

Xie Jin

Xie Jin

Director

Zhu Shibin

Zhu Shibin

Assistant Director

Na Renhua

Na Renhua

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Ann Hui

Ann Hui

Producer

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Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Hou Yong

Hou Yong

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Xianchun Zhang

Xianchun Zhang

Prop Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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