Tai-Pan

"Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint."

Nov 7 1986 R 2h 7m
Adventure

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.

Plot

Tai-Pan's Chinese for supreme leader; the man with real power...Such a Tai-Pan's Dirk Struan who's obsessed to make Hong Kong the jewel in the crown of her British Majesty. In 1841, he achieves the goal, but has many enemies who try to destroy his dream.

Written by

John Briley, James Clavell, Stanley Mann

Directed by

Daryl Duke

Cast

Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Trailers
Tai-Pan — Trailer 1986 film — Stars Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton
Scores
# of Votes
2,012
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA