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Tai-Pan
★ 5.3/10•1986•2h 7m•R•Adventure•Drama•History

Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint.

The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.

Daryl Duke · Director

John Briley · Screenplay

Stanley Mann · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 7m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 7, 1986
Budget$25,000,000

Actors

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Dirk Struan

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Tess Brock

Katy Behean

Katy Behean

Mary Sinclair

John Stanton

John Stanton

Tyler Brock

Janine Turner

Janine Turner

Shevaun Tillman

Russell Wong

Russell Wong

Gordon Chen

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

May-May

Tim Guinee

Tim Guinee

Culum Struan

Bill Leadbitter

Gorth Brock

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Aristotle Quance

John Bennett

John Bennett

Orlov

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

Vargas

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong

Drunken Sailor

Dickey Beer

Dickey Beer

Brecks's Crew

Phil Chatterton Tongplaw

Boatswain

Chen Kuan-tai

Chen Kuan-tai

Pirate

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