Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan
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1986
2h 7m
5.1(32 votes)
Adventure
Drama
History

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

Bryan Brown

Dirk Struan

Bryan Brown
Acting

Kyra Sedgwick

Tess Brock

Kyra Sedgwick
Acting

Katy Behean

Mary Sinclair

Katy Behean
Acting

John Stanton

Tyler Brock

John Stanton
Acting

Janine Turner

Shevaun Tillman

Janine Turner
Acting

Russell Wong

Gordon Chen

Russell Wong
Acting

Joan Chen

May-May

Joan Chen
Acting

Tim Guinee

Culum Struan

Tim Guinee
Acting

Bill Leadbitter

Gorth Brock

No Image
Acting

Norman Rodway

Aristotle Quance

Norman Rodway
Acting

John Bennett

Orlov

John Bennett
Acting

Derrick Branche

Vargas

Derrick Branche
Crew

Vic Armstrong

Drunken Sailor

Vic Armstrong
Crew

Dickey Beer

Brecks's Crew

Dickey Beer
Acting

Phil Chatterton Tongplaw

Boatswain

No Image
Acting

陳觀泰

Pirate

陳觀泰
Acting

Chen Shu

Unknown Role

Chen Shu
Acting

Chen Chuang

Unknown Role

Chen Chuang
Acting

Rosemarie Dunham

Unknown Role

Rosemarie Dunham
Acting

Robert Easton

Unknown Role

Robert Easton
Acting

Richard Foo

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Nicholas Gecks

Unknown Role

Nicholas Gecks
Acting

Carol Gillies

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Pat Gorman

British Merchant 2

Pat Gorman
Acting

Michael C. Gwynne

Unknown Role

No Image
Crew

Billy Horrigan

Brecks's Crew

No Image
Acting

Barbara Keogh

Unknown Role

Barbara Keogh
Acting

Joycelyne Lew

Beaten Whore

Joycelyne Lew
Acting

Lisa Lu

Unknown Role

Lisa Lu
Crew

Bronco McLoughlin

Brecks's Crew

No Image
Acting

Glen Murphy

Martial Artist

Glen Murphy
Acting

Bert Remsen

Unknown Role

Bert Remsen
Acting

Patrick Ryecart

Unknown Role

Patrick Ryecart
Acting

Rob Spendlove

Unknown Role

Rob Spendlove
Acting

Patty Toy

Unknown Role

Patty Toy
Acting

Zhang Jie

Unknown Role

Zhang Jie
Acting

Mason Cardiff

Midshipman

No Image
Acting

Denise Kellogg

Nude Model

Denise Kellogg
Acting

金彪

Unknown Role

金彪
Acting

Chan Lap-Ban

Unknown Role

Chan Lap-Ban

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