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  • The Opium War (1959)
  • 102 min | Drama, History, War
The Opium War (1959)
102 min | Drama, History, War
Set in the middle of 19th century, in city of Guangzhou. The United Kingdom stretches her tentacles to China, the country of great antiquity. UK exports a lot of opium to the Qing Dynasty and takes away immense amount of treasure. The "...See moreSet in the middle of 19th century, in city of Guangzhou. The United Kingdom stretches her tentacles to China, the country of great antiquity. UK exports a lot of opium to the Qing Dynasty and takes away immense amount of treasure. The "resistance" and "accommodationist" groups take intense struggles in the court. The Emperor supports Lin Zexu's prohibition policy of opium and sends him to Guangzhou as a Imperial Commissioner for investigating and prohibiting opium problems. See less
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Directors
Fan Cen | Junli Zheng
Writer
Yuan Ye
Composer
Yunjie Wang
Cinematographers
Weiye Cao | Shaofen Huang
Editor
Chaosheng Zhu
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Updated Sep 25, 1959
Release date
Oct 27, 1978 (United States)

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