The Opium War
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6.2The 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.
Released: 1997-06-09153 minDir: Xie JinDrama, War, History
Cast
- Bao Guo-an as 林则徐
- Liankun Lin as 琦善
- Lung Sihung as 何敬容
- Shao Hsin as 何善之
- Simon Williams as 义律
- Min Su as 道光皇帝
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Key dates
- Published
- 5 March 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- epic film
- Country of origin
- China
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Xie Jin
- Cinematographer
- Hou Yong
- Narrative location
- Qing dynasty
- Duration
- +153
- FilmAffinity ID
- 961881
Show 1 more fact
- P750
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1997 films1997 Mandarin-language filmsBritish Empire war filmsChinese epic filmsChinese historical filmsCultural depictions of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonCultural depictions of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and GothaDepictions of Queen Victoria on filmFilms about opiumFilms directed by Xie JinFilms set in 1839Films set in 1840