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5.2The 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.
Released: 1986-11-07127 minDir: Daryl DukeAdventure, Drama, History
Cast
- Bryan Brown as Dirk Struan
- Kyra Sedgwick as Tess Brock
- Katy Behean as Mary Sinclair
- John Stanton as Tyler Brock
- Janine Turner as Shevaun Tillman
- Russell Wong as Gordon Chen
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Key dates
- Published
- 7 November 1986
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Tai-Pan
- Director
- Daryl Duke
- Screenwriter
- John Briley
- Cast member
- Lisa Lu
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Producer
- Raffaella De Laurentiis
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Categories
1980s adventure drama films1986 American films1986 drama films1986 English-language films1986 filmsAmerican adventure drama filmsAsian SagaDe Laurentiis Entertainment Group filmsEnglish-language adventure drama filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by James ClavellFilms directed by Daryl Duke