Jun 30, 1997
153 min
Full-HD

The Opium War (1997)

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.

Category

Drama War History

Country

China

Companies

Emei Film Studio

Debra Beaumont

Queen Victoria

Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

Bao Guoan

Lin Zexu

Oliver Cotton

Nigel Davenport

Rob Freeman

Hill

Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

Garrick Hagon

Missionary

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