The Opium War

2h 33m

Drama War History

5.9

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

Queen Victoria

Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

Bao Guo-an

Lin Zexu

Oliver Cotton

Gordon Bremer

Nigel Davenport

Unknown

Rob Freeman

Hill

Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

Garrick Hagon

Missionary

Hua Jiang

Guan Tianpei

Philip Jackson

Captain White

Dominic Jephcott

M.P.

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Yi Shan

Liankun Lin

Qi Shan

Bob Peck

Denton

Li Jie

Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫

Yuan Gao

Rong'er

Lung Sihung

He Jingrong

Hsin Shao

He Shanzi

苏民

Daoguang Emperor

Crew

Xie Jin

Director

Zhu Sujin

Writer

Fuxian Zong

Writer

Ni Zhen

Writer

Peizhen Hou

Editor

Hou Yong

Director of Photography

Zhu Shibin

Assistant Director

Na Renhua

Assistant Director

Ann Hui

Producer

Lee Hsing

Associate Producer

Lucia Hwong

Music

Fuzai Jin

Music

Xianchun Zhang

Prop Designer