The Opium Wars (1959)

Name: The Opium Wars
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 1959-08-21
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Zhao Dan, Gao Zheng, Xia Tian, Han Fei, Deng Nan

China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.

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Released 1959-08-21 · 103 min · War, History, Drama

Directed by Zheng Jun-li, Cen Fan

Cast

Zhao Dan as Zexu Lin
Gao Zheng as Emperor Min Ning
Xia Tian as Chancellor Zhanga Mu
Han Fei as Minister Shan Qi
Deng Nan as Tianpei Guan
Gerald Tannebaum as Di Yan
Yong Li as Yuzhen Deng
Qin Yi as Kuansao A
Shan Liang as Shaorong Wu
Jiang Rui as Zhaoqing Han
Wen Xiying as Kuan Mai
Lan Gu as Changqing Sun
Qianli Qian as Jing Lin
Hua Yang as Kun Yu
Gao Bo as Dongshan Kuang