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21 February 1988 (USA) morePlot:
Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Co, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies... moreAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of Brosnan's Best moreCast
(Series Credited cast)| Pierce Brosnan | ... | Ian Dunross | |
| Deborah Raffin | ... | Casey Tcholok | |
| Ben Masters | ... | Linc Bartlett | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Keith Bonnard | ... | Tip Tok-Toh | |
| Tia Carrere | ... | Venus Poon | |
| Eric Chen | ... | Hotel Consierge | |
| Khigh Dhiegh | ... | Four Finger Wu | |
| Richard Durden | ... | Paul Havergill | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Alastair Struan | |
| Brian Fong | ... | Goodweather Poon | |
| John Fujioka | ... | Baldhead Kin | |
| Helen Funai | ... | Mrs. Kwang | |
| David Henry | ... | Bruce Johnjohn | |
| John Houseman | ... | Sir Geoffrey Allison | |
| George Innes | ... | Alexej Travkin | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Supt. Armstrong | |
| Nancy Kwan | ... | Claudia Chen | |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | Philip Chen | |
| Harris Laskaway | |||
| Steven Vincent Leigh | ... | John Chen (as Steven Leigh) | |
| Kay Tong Lim | ... | Brian Kwok | |
| Leon Lissek | |||
| Lisa Lu | ... | Ah Tam | |
| Choy-Ling Man | ... | Mary Li | |
| Pip Miller | ... | Insp. John Smyth | |
| Julia Nickson-Soul | ... | Orlanda Ramos | |
| Bennett Ohta | ... | Richard Kwang | |
| Edward Petherbridge | ... | Jason Plumm | |
| Duncan Preston | ... | Pugmire | |
| Nicholas Pryor | |||
| John Rhys-Davies | ... | Quillan Gornt | |
| David Shaughnessy | (as David Shaughnessy) | ||
| Michael Siberry | ... | Linbar Struan | |
| Dudley Sutton | ... | Commissioner Roger Crosse | |
| Damien Thomas | ... | Lando Mata | |
| Irene Tsu | |||
| John Van Dreelen | ... | Jacques DeVille | |
| Vincent Wong | ... | Lim Chu | |
| Ping Wu | ... | Paul Choy | |
| Ric Young | ... | Tsu-Yan | |
| Galen Yuen | ... | Smallpox Kin | |
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355 minCountry:
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James Clavell, author of the novel "Noble House" is represented in that book by a writer named Marlowe. Marlow is not portrayed in the film, but his wife is--she's the pregnant woman who jumps off the burning restaurant with Linc Barlett. moreQuotes:
Ian Dunross: [reading from the legacy of company founder, Dirk Struan, in the family Bible] "To whomsoever gives me the other half of any of these coins, I will grant one favor." moreFAQ
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This is a surprisingly good mini series. The story is cast in Hong Kong, and there's dynamics in doing business there that we people of the west don't quite understand. Noble House captures that and then some. The glamor and opulence of belonging to the richest elite in Hong Kong's business circle sets the tone for the entire story. Things that will be taboo in the west is permitted there like having concubines, and going to parties with them (instead of your wife !), and old guys are actually flaunting it to show off their wealth and virility ! But of course all this has price to pay and everyone is paying in this story. Pierce Brosnan is at his best as the Tai Pan of the Noble House (Struan's), and cast of characters surrounding him are equally glamorous (like Tia Carrerie, Julia Nickson). Overall, a great fun to watch, but make sure you set aside enough time because it's 6 hours of non-stop entertainment.