The Opium War (1997)
The Opium War is a 1997 Chinese historical epic film directed by Xie Jin. The winner of the 1997 Golden Rooster and 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably Cannes and Montreal. The film tells the story of the Opium War between China in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire, through the eyes of key figures like the fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and the British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
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Cast:
- Bao Guo'an
- Debra Beaumont
- Zhou Chuanyi
- Oliver Cotton
- Nigel Davenport
- Wang Fen
- Robert Freeman
- Emma Griffiths
- Garrick Hagon
- Yang Heping
- Ko Hsiang-ting
- Jiang Hua
- Philip Jackson
- Dominic Jephcott
- Gu Lan
- Lin Liankun
- Sihung Lung
- Su Min
- Bob Peck
- He Qingqing
- Li Shaoxiong
- Li Shilong
- Zhang Wanwen
- Li Weixin
- Simon Williams
- Jamie Wilson
- Kong Xianzhu
- Shao Xin
- Chang Xueren
- Liang Yang
- Shi Yang
- Gao Yuan
- Yang Zhaoquan
- Liu Zhongyuan