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The Opium War( 1997)

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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.

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      Debra Beaumont

      Queen Victoria

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      Simon Williams

      Captain Charles Elliot

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      Bao Guo-an

      Lin Zexu

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      Oliver Cotton

      Gordon Bremer

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      Nigel Davenport

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      Rob Freeman

      Hill

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      Emma Griffiths Malin

      Mary Denton

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      Garrick Hagon

      Missionary

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      Hua Jiang

      Guan Tianpei

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      Philip Jackson

      Captain White

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      Dominic Jephcott

      M.P.

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      Ko Hsiang-Ting

      Yi Shan

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      Liankun Lin

      Qi Shan

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      Bob Peck

      Denton

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      Li Jie

      Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

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      Yuan Gao

      Rong'er

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      Lung Sihung

      He Jingrong

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      Hsin Shao

      He Shanzi

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      苏民

      Daoguang Emperor

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • opium
    • british empire
    • battle
    • chinese emperor
    • guangzhou
    • historical epic
    • 1830s