“Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint.”
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.
Rating
5.2/10
34 votes
Runtime
127 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1986
Released
Language
EN
Tai-Pan
Cast
Bryan Brown
Dirk Struan
Kyra Sedgwick
Tess Brock
Katy Behean
Mary Sinclair
John Stanton
Tyler Brock
Janine Turner
Shevaun Tillman
Russell Wong
Gordon Chen
Joan Chen
May-May
Tim Guinee
Culum Struan
Bill Leadbitter
Gorth Brock
Norman Rodway
Aristotle Quance
John Bennett
Orlov
Derrick Branche
Vargas
Vic Armstrong
Drunken Sailor
Dickey Beer
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