The Opium War
movie
Released June 09, 1997
Overview
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.
Cast
Debra Beaumont
as
Queen Victoria
Simon Williams
as
Captain Charles Elliot
Bao Guo-an
as
Lin Zexu
Oliver Cotton
as
Gordon Bremer
Nigel Davenport
Rob Freeman
as
Hill
Emma Griffiths Malin
as
Mary Denton
Garrick Hagon
as
Missionary
Hua Jiang
as
Guan Tianpei
Philip Jackson
as
Captain White
Dominic Jephcott
as
M.P.
Ko Hsiang-Ting
as
Yi Shan
