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The Opium War
Released: June 9, 1997 (1997)
Runtime: 153 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
Age at release: 69
- Garrick Hagon as Missionary
Age at release: 57
- Oliver Cotton as Gordon Bremer
Age at release: 52
- Bao Guo-an as Lin Zexu
Age at release: 51
- Simon Williams as Captain Charles Elliot
Age at release: 50
- Philip Jackson as Captain White
Age at release: 48
- Debra Beaumont as Queen Victoria
Age at release: 30
- Emma Griffiths Malin as Mary Denton
Age at release: 17
- Rob Freeman as Hill
Age at release: Unknown
- Hua Jiang as Guan Tianpei
Age at release: Unknown
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- Ko Hsiang-Ting as Yi Shan
Age at release: 80
- 苏民 as Daoguang Emperor
Age at release: 70
- Liankun Lin as Qi Shan
Age at release: 66
- Lung Sihung as He Jingrong
Age at release: 66
- Bob Peck as Denton
Age at release: 51
- Dominic Jephcott as M.P.
Age at release: 39
- Hsin Shao as He Shanzi
Age at release: 29
- Yuan Gao as Rong'er
Age at release: 23
- Li Jie as Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫
Age at release: 21