The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars (1959)


  • Genre: War, History, Drama
  • Release Date: 1959-08-21
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: Haiyan Film Studio
  • Production Country: China
  • Directors: Zheng Jun-li, Cen Fan.
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Summary

China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.

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  • Zhao Dan

    as Zexu Lin
  • Gao Zheng

    as Emperor Min Ning
  • Xia Tian

    as Chancellor Zhanga Mu
  • Han Fei

    as Minister Shan Qi
  • Deng Nan

    as Tianpei Guan
  • Gerald Tannebaum

    as Di Yan
  • Yong Li

    as Yuzhen Deng
  • Qin Yi

    as Kuansao A
  • Shan Liang

    as Shaorong Wu
  • Jiang Rui

    as Zhaoqing Han
  • Wen Xiying

    as Kuan Mai
  • Lan Gu

    as Changqing Sun
  • Qianli Qian

    as Jing Lin
  • Hua Yang

    as Kun Yu
  • Gao Bo

    as Dongshan Kuang
Directing Zheng Jun-li Director
Costume & Make-Up Angkan Lu Costume Design
Writing Ye Yuan Writer
Directing Cen Fan Director
Camera Cao Weiye Director of Photography
Art Hu Dengren Art Direction
Camera Huang Shaofen Director of Photography
Editing Chaosheng Zhu Editor
Sound Wang Yun-Jie Original Music Composer
Art Shangyi Han Art Designer
Sound Jianghai Wu Sound Recordist

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