Tai-Pan

Name: Tai-Pan
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1986-11-07
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 5.60
Cast: John Stanton, Tim Guinee, Joan Chen, Bryan Brown

– The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. A..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.60 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 7 Minutes

Release Year:

1986

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.

Styles:

Epic, Realistic, Serious

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

China, Hong Kong, England, Asia, Europe

Genre:

Adventure

Tai-Pan (1986) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Nov 1986

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Daryl Duke

Story Written By:

John Briley, James Clavell, Stanley Mann

Main Actors:

John Stanton, Tim Guinee, Joan Chen, Bryan Brown

Plot:

Tai-Pan is Chinese for "supreme leader". This is the man with real power to his hands. And such a Tai-Pan is Dirk Struan who is obsessed by his plan to make Hong Kong the "jewel in the crown of her British Majesty". In 1841 he achieves his goal but he has many enemies who try to destroy his plans. Will they succeed?

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production Company:

Vestron Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

14%