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The Opium War (鸦片战争) is a 1997 Chinese historical epic film directed by Xie Jin. The winner of the 1997 Golden Rooster and 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably Cannes and Montreal. The film tells the story of the First Opium War of 1839–1842, which was fought between the Qing Empire of China and the British Empire, from the perspectives of key figures such as the Chinese viceroy Lin Zexu and the British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
Original Release
06/09/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guoan Bao | Lin Zexu |
Liankun Lin | Qi Shan |
Sihung Lung | He Jingrong |
Debra Beaumont | Queen Victoria |
Oliver Cotton | Captain Bremer |
Nigel Davenport | |
Rob Freeman | Hill |
Emma Griffiths Malin | Mary Denton |
Garrick Hagon | Missionary |
Jiang Hua | Guan Tianpei |
Directors
Writers
Ann Hui, Mai Tianshu, Ni Zhen, Sujin Zhu, Fuxian Zong
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guoan Bao | Lin Zexu |
Liankun Lin | Qi Shan |
Sihung Lung | He Jingrong |
Debra Beaumont | Queen Victoria |
Oliver Cotton | Captain Bremer |
Nigel Davenport | |
Rob Freeman | Hill |
Emma Griffiths Malin | Mary Denton |
Garrick Hagon | Missionary |
Jiang Hua | Guan Tianpei |
Philip Jackson | Captain White |
Dominic Jephcott | M.P. |
Hsiang-Ting Ko | Yi Shan |
Shilong Li | Han Zhaoqing |
Weixin Li | Deng Tingzhen |
Bob Peck | Denton |
Hsin Shao | Shanzhi |
Xin Shao | He Shanzi |
Min Su | Daoguang |
Simon Williams | Captain Charles Elliot |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Zhigu Cheng | Producer |
Wai Cheung | Producer |
Ann Hui | Producer |
Stephen Lam | Producer |