The Opium War

June. 09,1997      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Debra Beaumont as  Queen Victoria
Simon Williams as  Captain Charles Elliot
Bao Guoan as  Lin Zexu
Oliver Cotton as  
Rob Freeman as  Hill
Emma Griffiths Malin as  Mary Denton
Garrick Hagon as  Missionary
Hua Jiang as  Guan Tianpei
Philip Jackson as  Captain White

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