Jun 09, 1997
153 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Drama War History

Country

Spain United Kingdom China

Companies

Emei Film Studio Araba Films Danehip Entertainment United International Film Group

Bao Guo-an

林则徐

Liankun Lin

琦善

Lung Sihung

何敬容

Hsin Shao

何善之

Simon Williams

义律

苏民

道光皇帝

Jiang Hua

关天培

Li Shilong

韩总兵

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