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Cast

Debra Beaumont

Debra Beaumont

Queen Victoria

Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

Bao Guo-an

Bao Guo-an

Lin Zexu

Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton

Gordon Bremer

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Rob Freeman

Rob Freeman

Hill

Emma Griffiths Malin

Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon

Missionary

Hua Jiang

Hua Jiang

Guan Tianpei

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Captain White

Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

M.P.

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Yi Shan

Liankun Lin

Liankun Lin

Qi Shan

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Denton

Li Jie

Li Jie

Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

Yuan Gao

Yuan Gao

Rong'er

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

He Jingrong

Hsin Shao

Hsin Shao

He Shanzi

苏民

苏民

Daoguang Emperor

Crew

Peizhen Hou

Peizhen Hou

Editor

Xie Jin

Xie Jin

Director

Zhu Shibin

Zhu Shibin

Assistant Director

Na Renhua

Na Renhua

Assistant Director

Hou Yong

Hou Yong

Director of Photography

Xianchun Zhang

Xianchun Zhang

Prop Designer

Ann Hui

Ann Hui

Producer

Zhu Sujin

Zhu Sujin

Writer

Fuxian Zong

Fuxian Zong

Writer

Ni Zhen

Ni Zhen

Writer

Lee Hsing

Lee Hsing

Associate Producer

Lucia Hwong

Lucia Hwong

Music

Fuzai Jin

Fuzai Jin

Music

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The Opium War

19976.6 / 10153 min
Drama, War, History

Overview

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.