Tai-Pan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-11-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (1226 Reviews)

Director:

Daryl Duke

Genres:

Adventure

Cast:

Bryan Brown Joan Chen John Stanton Tim Guinee

Writer:

John Briley (screenplay)

James Clavell (novel)

Stanley Mann (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Tai-Pan is Chinese for "supreme leader". This is the man with real power to his hands. And such a Tai-Pan is Dirk Struan who is obsessed by his plan to make Hong Kong the "jewel in the crown of her British Majesty". In 1841 he achieves his goal but he has many enemies who try to destroy his plans. Will they succeed?

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