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Tai-Pan

Play trailer Poster for Tai-Pan R,  1986,  2h 7m,  History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
It's 1842 and a battle is raging between imperialist England and the port city of Hong Kong. British merchants regularly buy opium from Chinese merchants and sell it back to them at higher prices, which enrages the locals. The powerful British forces quickly quell a Chinese uprising and take over the city, inspiring the ambitious Dirk Struan to become its leader. Dirk finds himself pitted opposite the unscrupulous Tyler Brock in his quest to rule Hong Kong.

Critics Reviews

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Walter Goodman New York Times May 21, 2003
The director, Daryl Duke, shows an infallible talent for accentuating the obvious. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
1/4
The embodiment of those old movie posters where the title is hewn from solid rock and tiny figures scale it with cannons strapped to their backs, while the bosoms of their women heave in the foreground. Go to Full Review
Paul Attanasio Washington Post Jan 1, 2000
Based on the bestselling novel by James Clavell, "Tai-Pan" is a TV mini-series made into a minier movie Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 9, 2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 26, 2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 25, 2004
1/5
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. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Daryl Duke

Director

Bryan Brown

Dirk Struan

Joan Chen

May-May

John Stanton

Tyler Brock

Tim Guinee

Culum Struan

Bill Leadbitter

Gorth Brock

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Tai-Pan

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Movie Info

Synopsis It's 1842 and a battle is raging between imperialist England and the port city of Hong Kong. British merchants regularly buy opium from Chinese merchants and sell it back to them at higher prices, which enrages the locals. The powerful British forces quickly quell a Chinese uprising and take over the city, inspiring the ambitious Dirk Struan to become its leader. Dirk finds himself pitted opposite the unscrupulous Tyler Brock in his quest to rule Hong Kong.
Director
Daryl Duke
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
John Briley, Stanley Mann
Distributor
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Production Co
De Laurentiis
Rating
R
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 7, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Surround
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