The Opium War

Xie Jin
1997-06-09


6.6
153 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Debra Beaumont Queen Victoria Unowned
Simon Williams Captain Charles Elliot Unowned
Bao Guo-an Lin Zexu Unowned
Oliver Cotton Unowned
Nigel Davenport Unowned
Rob Freeman Hill Unowned
Emma Griffiths Malin Mary Denton Unowned
Garrick Hagon Missionary Unowned
Hua Jiang Guan Tianpei Unowned
Philip Jackson Captain White Unowned
Dominic Jephcott M.P. Unowned
Ko Hsiang-Ting Yi Shan Unowned
Liankun Lin Qi Shan Unowned
Bob Peck Denton Unowned
Li Jie Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫 Unowned
Yuan Gao Rong'er Unowned