The Opium War
鸦片战争
1997 · 2h 33m · Drama, History, War · Spain, United Kingdom
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
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Xie Jin6.1Smart score
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1830sbattlebritish empirechinese emperorguangzhouhistorical epicopium鸦片战争
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