The Opium Wars (1959)
林則徐
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'.
- Date of release
- 1959-08-21
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- War, History, Drama
- Director
- Zheng Jun-li, Cen Fan
Casting
- Zhao Dan — Zexu Lin
- Gao Zheng — Emperor Min Ning
- Xia Tian — Chancellor Zhanga Mu
- Han Fei — Minister Shan Qi
- Deng Nan — Tianpei Guan
- Gerald Tannebaum — Di Yan
- Yong Li — Yuzhen Deng
- Qin Yi — Kuansao A
- Shan Liang — Shaorong Wu
- Jiang Rui — Zhaoqing Han
- Wen Xiying — Kuan Mai
- Lan Gu — Changqing Sun
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