Tai-Pan
Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint.
5.3(35) 1986-11-07 127 minAdventureDramaHistory
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.
DirectorDaryl Duke
ScreenplayJohn Briley
ScreenplayStanley Mann
ProducerRaffaella De Laurentiis
Original Music ComposerMaurice Jarre
Cast & characters
Bryan Brown
as Dirk Struan
Kyra Sedgwick
as Tess Brock
Katy Behean
as Mary Sinclair
John Stanton
as Tyler Brock
Janine Turner
as Shevaun Tillman
Russell Wong
as Gordon Chen
Joan Chen
as May-May
Tim Guinee
as Culum Struan
No photo
Bill Leadbitter
as Gorth Brock
Norman Rodway
as Aristotle Quance
John Bennett
as Orlov
Derrick Branche
as Vargas
Vic Armstrong
as Drunken Sailor
Dickey Beer
as Brecks's Crew
No photo
Phil Chatterton Tongplaw
as Boatswain
Chen Kuan-Tai
as Pirate
Chen Shu
as —
Chen Chuang
as —
Rosemarie Dunham
as —
Robert Easton
as —
Nicholas Gecks
as —
Gam Biu
as —
No photo
Carol Gillies
as —
Pat Gorman
as British Merchant 2
