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.
Director: Xie Jin
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Bao Guo-an as 林则徐 |
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Liankun Lin as 琦善 |
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Lung Sihung as 何敬容 |
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Shao Hsin as 何善之 |
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Simon Williams as 义律 |
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Min Su as 道光皇帝 |
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Jiang Hua as 关天培 |
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Li Shilong as 韩总兵 |
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Li Weixin as 郑延祯 |
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Yuan Gao as 蓉儿 |
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Emma Griffiths Malin as 玛丽 |
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Philip Jackson as 船长怀特 |
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Garrick Hagon as 教士劳顿 |
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Rob Freeman as 美商希尔 |
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Debra Beaumont as 维多利亚女王 |
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周传一 as 怡良 |
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Ko Hsiang-Ting as 奕山 |
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Liu Zhongyuan as 吕子房 |
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Gu Lan as 三朝老臣 |
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常学仁 as 阿三 |
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Yang Heping as 千总 |
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Yang Zhaoquan as 盲人乐师 |
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Dominic Jephcott as 英议会议员A |
| Editing | Peizhen Hou | Editor |
| Directing | Xie Jin | Director |
| Directing | Zhu Shibin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Na Renhua | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hou Yong | Director of Photography |
| Art | Xianchun Zhang | Prop Designer |
| Production | Ann Hui | Producer |
| Writing | Zhu Sujin | Writer |
| Writing | Fuxian Zong | Writer |
| Writing | Ni Zhen | Writer |
| Production | Lee Hsing | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Lucia Hwong | Music |
| Sound | Jin Fuzai | Original Music Composer |