Poster of The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars

Plot: 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'
Release Date: Friday, August 21 1959
66 years ago
Genres: War, History, Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Zhao DanZhao Dan. Zhao Dan was 44 in The Opium Wars as 'Zexu Lin'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 27 1915 –
Died: Fri, Oct 10 1980
Portrait of Gao ZhengGao Zheng. Gao Zheng was 37 in The Opium Wars as 'Emperor Min Ning'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 21 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 2015
Portrait of Xia TianXia Tian. Xia Tian was 39 in The Opium Wars as 'Chancellor Zhanga Mu'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1920 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 2005
Portrait of Han FeiHan Fei. Han Fei was 40 in The Opium Wars as 'Minister Shan Qi'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 15 1919 –
Died: Fri, Jan 04 1985
Portrait of Deng NanDeng Nan. Deng Nan was 43 in The Opium Wars as 'Tianpei Guan'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1916 –
Died: Tue, Dec 24 1968
Portrait of Gerald TannebaumGerald Tannebaum. Gerald Tannebaum was 43 in The Opium Wars as 'Di Yan'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1916 –
Died: Fri, Mar 09 2001
Portrait of Yong LiYong Li. Yong Li was >> in The Opium Wars as 'Yuzhen Deng'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Qin YiQin Yi. Qin Yi was 37 in The Opium Wars as 'Kuansao A'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 31 1922 –
Died: Mon, May 09 2022
Portrait of Shan LiangShan Liang. Shan Liang was >> in The Opium Wars as 'Shaorong Wu'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiang RuiJiang Rui. Jiang Rui was 37 in The Opium Wars as 'Zhaoqing Han'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 12 1922
Portrait of Wen XiyingWen Xiying. Wen Xiying was 39 in The Opium Wars as 'Kuan Mai'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 07 1920 –
Died: Sun, Dec 14 2008
Portrait of Lan GuLan Gu. Lan Gu was 39 in The Opium Wars as 'Changqing Sun'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 23 1919 –
Died: Sat, Jul 10 2004
Portrait of Qianli QianQianli Qian. Qianli Qian was 44 in The Opium Wars as 'Jing Lin'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 15 1915 –
Died: Fri, Jul 31 2009
Portrait of Hua YangHua Yang. Hua Yang was 44 in The Opium Wars as 'Kun Yu'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 01 1915 –
Died: Sat, Oct 14 1978
Portrait of Gao BoGao Bo. Gao Bo was 41 in The Opium Wars as 'Dongshan Kuang'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1918 –
Died: Thu, Apr 16 1992

Crew

Portrait of Zheng Jun-liZheng Jun-li. Zheng Jun-li was 47 in The Opium Wars as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 05 1911 –
Died: Wed, Apr 23 1969
Portrait of Cen FanCen Fan. Cen Fan was 33 in The Opium Wars as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 11 1926 –
Died: Wed, Jan 23 2008
Portrait of Huang ShaofenHuang Shaofen. Huang Shaofen was 48 in The Opium Wars as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Mon, May 22 1911 –
Died: Mon, Jan 27 1997
Portrait of Cao WeiyeCao Weiye. Cao Weiye was >> in The Opium Wars as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ye YuanYe Yuan. Ye Yuan was 37 in The Opium Wars as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 29 1921
Portrait of Chaosheng ZhuChaosheng Zhu. Chaosheng Zhu was 35 in The Opium Wars as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 01 1924
Portrait of Wang Yun-JieWang Yun-Jie. Wang Yun-Jie was 47 in The Opium Wars as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 27 1911 –
Died: Tue, Jun 04 1996
Portrait of Angkan LuAngkan Lu. Angkan Lu was >> in The Opium Wars as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shangyi HanShangyi Han. Shangyi Han was 41 in The Opium Wars as 'Art Designer'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 01 1917 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1998
Portrait of Jianghai WuJianghai Wu. Jianghai Wu was 41 in The Opium Wars as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Wed, Jun 19 1918 –
Died: Sun, Feb 12 2006
Portrait of Hu DengrenHu Dengren. Hu Dengren was 34 in The Opium Wars as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 05 1925 –
Died: Sat, Jan 26 1980