Poster of The Opium War

The Opium War

Plot: 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.
Release Date: Monday, June 9 1997
27 years ago
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Portrait of Debra BeaumontDebra BeaumontDebra Beaumont was 30 in The Opium War as 'Queen Victoria'.
Birthday: Tue, May 02 1967
Portrait of Simon WilliamsSimon WilliamsSimon Williams was 50 in The Opium War as 'Captain Charles Elliot'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 16 1946
Portrait of Bao Guo-anBao Guo-anBao Guo-an was 51 in The Opium War as 'Lin Zexu'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 04 1946
Portrait of Oliver CottonOliver CottonOliver Cotton was 52 in The Opium War as 'Gordon Bremer'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 20 1944
Portrait of Nigel DavenportNigel DavenportNigel Davenport was 69 in The Opium War
Birthday: Wed, May 23 1928 –
Fri, Oct 25 2013
Portrait of Rob FreemanRob FreemanRob Freeman was >> in The Opium War as 'Hill'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Emma Griffiths MalinEmma Griffiths MalinEmma Griffiths Malin was 17 in The Opium War as 'Mary Denton'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 07 1980
Portrait of Garrick HagonGarrick HagonGarrick Hagon was 57 in The Opium War as 'Missionary'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 27 1939
Portrait of Hua JiangHua JiangHua Jiang was >> in The Opium War as 'Guan Tianpei'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Philip JacksonPhilip JacksonPhilip Jackson was 48 in The Opium War as 'Captain White'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 18 1948
Portrait of Dominic JephcottDominic JephcottDominic Jephcott was 39 in The Opium War as 'M.P.'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 28 1957
Portrait of Ko Hsiang-TingKo Hsiang-TingKo Hsiang-Ting was 80 in The Opium War as 'Yi Shan'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 08 1916 –
Sun, May 16 2010
Portrait of Liankun LinLiankun LinLiankun Lin was 66 in The Opium War as 'Qi Shan'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 01 1931 –
Mon, Sep 07 2009
Portrait of Bob PeckBob PeckBob Peck was 51 in The Opium War as 'Denton'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 23 1945 –
Sun, Apr 04 1999
Portrait of Li JieLi JieLi Jie was 21 in The Opium War as 'Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 23 1975
Portrait of Yuan GaoYuan GaoYuan Gao was 23 in The Opium War as 'Rong'er'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 04 1974
Portrait of Lung SihungLung SihungLung Sihung was 66 in The Opium War as 'He Jingrong'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 23 1930 –
Thu, May 02 2002
Portrait of Hsin ShaoHsin ShaoHsin Shao was 29 in The Opium War as 'He Shanzi'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 29 1967
Portrait of 苏民苏民苏民 was 70 in The Opium War as 'Daoguang Emperor'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 11 1926 –
Sun, Aug 28 2016

Crew

Portrait of Xie JinXie JinXie Jin was 73 in The Opium War as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Sat, Oct 18 2008
Portrait of Zhu ShibinZhu ShibinZhu Shibin was 53 in The Opium War as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1944
Portrait of Na RenhuaNa RenhuaNa Renhua was 34 in The Opium War as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 17 1962
Portrait of Hou YongHou YongHou Yong was 36 in The Opium War as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Mon, Sep 26 1960
Portrait of Zhu SujinZhu SujinZhu Sujin was >> in The Opium War as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fuxian ZongFuxian ZongFuxian Zong was >> in The Opium War as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ni ZhenNi ZhenNi Zhen was 58 in The Opium War as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 18 1938 –
Thu, Dec 22 2022
Portrait of Ann HuiAnn HuiAnn Hui was 50 in The Opium War as 'Producer'
Birthday: Fri, May 23 1947
Portrait of Lee HsingLee HsingLee Hsing was 67 in The Opium War as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Tue, May 20 1930 –
Thu, Aug 19 2021
Portrait of Peizhen HouPeizhen HouPeizhen Hou was >> in The Opium War as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lucia HwongLucia HwongLucia Hwong was >> in The Opium War as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fuzai JinFuzai JinFuzai Jin was 55 in The Opium War as 'Music'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1942
Portrait of Xianchun ZhangXianchun ZhangXianchun Zhang was >> in The Opium War as 'Prop Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday