Tai-Pan (1986)
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Director:
Daryl Duke
Writers:
Stanley Mann, John Briley.
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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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Gam Biu 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 | Stanley Mann | Screenplay |
| Crew | Dickey Beer | Stunts |
| Camera | David Tondeur | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Vic Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | John Briley | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
| Writing | James Clavell | Novel |
| Crew | Billy Horrigan | Stunts |
| Crew | Bronco McLoughlin | Stunts |
| Art | Anthony Masters | Production Design |
| Sound | Jim Harrison | Music Editor |
| Production | Raffaella De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Lucio Trentini | Line Producer |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Executive Producer |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Production | José López Rodero | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Conductor |
| Camera | Chris Pinnock | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | James Devis | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | James Devis | Assistant Director |