Overview
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'.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 21, 1959
- Original language
- Chinese
- Spoken languages
- Chinese
- Countries
- China
- Production
- Haiyan Film Studio,Haiyan Film Studio 海燕电影制片厂
- Cast
- Gao Zheng,Jiang Rui,Gerald Tannebaum,Qin Yi,Hua Yang,Gao Bo,Han Fei,Lan Gu,Yong Li,Zhao Danand 5 more
- Director
- Zheng Jun-li,Cen Fan
- Writer
- Ye Yuan
- Cinematography
- Huang Shaofen,Cao Weiye
- Music
- Wang Yun-Jie
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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