Movie19972h 33mReleased

The Opium War

Name: The Opium War
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1997-06-09
Duration: 2 h 33 min
Cast: Bao Guoan, Liankun Lin, 郎雄, Hsin Shao, Simon Williams

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Drama War History

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.