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Noble House

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19881988
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 5h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.5K
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Noble House (1988)
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Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Company, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the... Read allIan Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Company, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the "Noble House". Unfortunately, with his power, he inherits ancient promises, dark secrets,... Read allIan Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Company, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the "Noble House". Unfortunately, with his power, he inherits ancient promises, dark secrets, and deep financial problems on a small island full of people, who want to see Struan fall... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.5K
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  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Deborah Raffin
    • Ben Masters
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  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Deborah Raffin
    • Ben Masters
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    • 30User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

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    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Ian Dunrossas Ian Dunross
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Deborah Raffin
    Deborah Raffin
    • Casey Tcholokas Casey Tcholok
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Ben Masters
    Ben Masters
    • Linc Bartlettas Linc Bartlett
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Quillan Gorntas Quillan Gornt
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Julia Nickson
    Julia Nickson
    • Orlanda Ramosas Orlanda Ramos
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Khigh Dhiegh
    Khigh Dhiegh
    • Four Finger Wuas Four Finger Wu
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • Supt. Armstrongas Supt. Armstrong
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • Philip Chenas Philip Chen
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Nancy Kwan
    Nancy Kwan
    • Claudia Chenas Claudia Chen
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    John Van Dreelen
    John Van Dreelen
    • Jacques DeVilleas Jacques DeVille
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Ping Wu
    Ping Wu
    • Paul Choyas Paul Choy
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Kay Tong Lim
    • Brian Kwokas Brian Kwok
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Lisa Lu
    Lisa Lu
    • Ah Tamas Ah Tam
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Damien Thomas
    Damien Thomas
    • Lando Mataas Lando Mata
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • Commissioner Roger Crosseas Commissioner Roger Crosse
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Ric Young
    Ric Young
    • Tsu-Yanas Tsu-Yan
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Tia Carrere
    Tia Carrere
    • Venus Poonas Venus Poon
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Steven Vincent Leigh
    • John Chenas John Chen
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
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    Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Company, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the "Noble House". Unfortunately, with his power, he inherits ancient promises, dark secrets, and deep financial problems on a small island full of people, who want to see Struan fall, so they can become the Noble House. Dunross' worst enemy is the vicious Quillan Gornt, a lesser tai-pan, and he's doing everything in his power to bring the Noble House to ruin. Drawn into the fight between Gornt and Dunross, is an upstart American billionaire, who tries to gain a foothold on the Hong Kong market, and has made a deal to steal something that will give him power, even over the Noble House. Unfortunately, that something has fallen into the hands of a powerful Chinese overlord. "Everybody was watching (and cheating on) everybody." Who will succeed in the end? —Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de> and Phoenix Roberts
    • hong kong
    • broken coin
    • tv mini series
    • china
    • based on novel
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      • In one explosive moment, nothing matters but survival
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      • Drama
      • Thriller
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      • TV-14
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Struan & Company was modelled after Hong Kong-based trading company Jardine-Matheson. The exterior shots of the Struan & Company building are actually Jardine House.
    • Quotes

      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."

    • Connections
      Follows Tai-Pan (1986)

    User reviews30

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    8/10
    One of Brosnan's Best
    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.

    The story is loosely based on an actual existing trading company - Jardine Matheson Holdings, and the building that is portrayed as Struans' headquarter was the actual Jardine Matheson and company's headquarter in Hong Kong, before relocating to Bermuda in anticipation of Hong Kong's repatriation to China in '97.

    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.
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    • Oct 20, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Otmjena kuca iz Hong-Konga
    • Filming locations
      • Jardine House - Connaught Pl., Central, Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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    • Runtime
      5 hours 55 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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