Tai-Pan (1986)
Weil die britischen Kaufleute wegen ihres schwunghaften Opiumhandels das Kaiserreich China verlassen müssen, gründet der zielstrebige Dirk Struan, “Tai-Pan” genannt, auf einer Insel eine neue Handelsniederlassung. Bei seinem Aufstieg zu Macht und Reichtum wehrt er sich erfolgreich gegen Intrigen und einen besonders schurkischen Rivalen. Als er bei einem Taifun ums Leben kommt, setzt sein Sohn sein Lebenswerk fort.
Der Regisseur:
Daryl Duke
Die Autor:
John Briley, Stanley Mann.
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Bryan Brown as Dirk Struan |
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Kyra Sedgwick as Tess Brock |
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Katy Behean as Mary Sinclair |
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John Stanton as Tyler Brock |
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Janine Turner as Shevaun Tillman |
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Russell Wong as Gordon Chen |
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Joan Chen as May-May |
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Tim Guinee as Culum Struan |
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Bill Leadbitter as Gorth Brock |
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Norman Rodway as Aristotle Quance |
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John Bennett as Orlov |
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Derrick Branche as Vargas |
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Vic Armstrong as Drunken Sailor |
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Dickey Beer as Brecks's Crew |
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Phil Chatterton Tongplaw as Boatswain |
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Chen Kuan Tai as Pirate |
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Chen Shu as |
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Chen Chuang as |
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Rosemarie Dunham as |
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Robert Easton as |
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Nicholas Gecks as |
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金彪 as |
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Carol Gillies as |
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Pat Gorman as British Merchant 2 |
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Michael C. Gwynne as |
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Billy Horrigan as Brecks's Crew |
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Barbara Keogh as |
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Joycelyne Lew as Beaten Whore |
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Lisa Lu as |
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Bronco McLoughlin as Brecks's Crew |
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Glen Murphy as Martial Artist |
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Bert Remsen as |
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Patrick Ryecart as |
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Rob Spendlove as |
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Patty Toy as |
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Zhang Jie as |
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Mason Cardiff as Midshipman |
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Denise Kellogg as Nude Model |
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Chan Lap-Ban as |
| Directing | Daryl Duke | Director |
| Camera | Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Briley | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Clavell | Novel |
| Writing | Stanley Mann | Screenplay |
| Art | Anthony Masters | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
| Sound | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Vic Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dickey Beer | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Horrigan | Stunts |
| Crew | Bronco McLoughlin | Stunts |
| Camera | David Tondeur | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jim Harrison | Music Editor |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Raffaella De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | José López Rodero | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lucio Trentini | Line Producer |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Directing | James Devis | Assistant Director |
| Camera | James Devis | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Chris Pinnock | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Conductor |