Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan (1986)

  • 20% of critics liked it
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    (1,489 ratings)

Daryl Duke directed this epic adventure, based on James Clavell's best-selling novel, concerning the battle for control of the China trade in early 19th-century Hong Kong. The film takes place in 1842 on the China Coast, where the Chinese object to the British imperialist policy of buying opium from… More

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R, 2 hr. 10 min.
Directed By
Daryl Duke
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
In Theaters
Nov 7, 1986 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 2004
Vestron Video

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  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Although the film as the first American feature to be shot in the People's Republic of China, there is little visual evidence for this accomplishment.

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