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The Opium War (1997)
Yapian zhanzheng (original title)

153 min  -  Drama | History | War   -  18 October 1997 (South Korea)
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Historical Drama starting in 1839 in Guangzhou where British merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the Empire... See full summary »

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Jin Xie
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Cast

Credited cast:
Guoan Bao Guoan Bao ...
Debra Beaumont Debra Beaumont ...
Oliver Cotton Oliver Cotton
Nigel Davenport
Rob Freeman ...
Hill
Emma Griffiths Malin Emma Griffiths Malin ...
Mary Denton
Garrick Hagon ...
Missionary
Jiang Hua Jiang Hua ...
Guan Tianpei
Philip Jackson ...
Captain White
Dominic Jephcott ...
M.P.
Hsiang Ting Ko Hsiang Ting Ko ...
Yi Shan
Shilong Li Shilong Li ...
Han Zhaoqing
Weixin Li Weixin Li ...
Deng Tingzhen
Liankun Lin Liankun Lin ...
Qi Shan
Sihung Lung Sihung Lung ...
He Jingrong (as Xiong Lang)
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Historical Drama starting in 1839 in Guangzhou where British merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the Empire. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the Chinese England declares war, because the burned opium was the property of the British commercial attache who had bought it from the British merchants. Written by Marco Radke <radke@krypta.aball.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Opium | British | England | Chinese | Imperialism  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Country:

Japan | China

Language:

Mandarin | English

Release Date:

(South Korea) See more »

Also Known As:

O polemos tou opiou See more »

Filming Locations:

China See more »

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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