Film
The Opium Wars
1959 · 1h 43m · War · History · Drama
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Overview
China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.
Cast
Zhao Dan
Zexu Lin
Gao Zheng
Emperor Min Ning
Xia Tian
Chancellor Zhanga Mu
Han Fei
Minister Shan Qi
Deng Nan
Tianpei Guan
Gerald Tannebaum
Di Yan
Yong Li
Yuzhen Deng
Qin Yi
Kuansao A
Shan Liang
Shaorong Wu
Jiang Rui
Zhaoqing Han
Wen Xiying
Kuan Mai
Lan Gu
Changqing Sun
Qianli Qian
Jing Lin
Hua Yang
Kun Yu
Gao Bo
Dongshan Kuang
Crew
- Zheng Jun-liDirector
- Cen FanDirector
- Ye YuanWriter
- Cao WeiyeDirector of Photography
- Huang ShaofenDirector of Photography
- Wang Yun-JieOriginal Music Composer
- Chaosheng ZhuEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 21, 1959
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- War, History, Drama
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