--- title: 'The Opium War (1997)' type: 'film' director: 'Xie Jin' released: '1997-06-09' runtime_minutes: 153 genres: - 'Adventure' - 'History' countries: - 'People''s Republic of China' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-opium-war-1997' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120538/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Opium War (1997) 1997 · 153 min · Adventure, History · People's Republic of China Original title: 鸦片战争 ## Synopsis The Opium War (鸦片战争) is a 1997 Chinese historical epic film directed by Xie Jin. The winner of the 1997 Golden Rooster and 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably Cannes and Montreal. The film tells the story of the First Opium War of 1839–1842, which was fought between the Qing Empire of China and the British Empire, from the perspectives of key figures such as the Chinese viceroy Lin Zexu and the British naval diplomat Charles Elliot. ## Credits - **Director:** [Xie Jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/xie-jin) - **Screenplay:** [Ni Zhen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ni-zhen), [Sujin Zhu](https://cinepixo.com/people/sujin-zhu), [Zong Fuxian](https://cinepixo.com/people/zong-fuxian), [Mai Tianshu](https://cinepixo.com/people/mai-tianshu) - **Original Music Composer:** [Jin Fuzai](https://cinepixo.com/people/jin-fuzai) - **Producer:** [Cheng Zhigu](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheng-zhigu) - **Director of Photography:** [Hou Yong](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-yong) ## Cast - [Su Min](https://cinepixo.com/people/su-min) - [Emma Griffiths Malin](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-griffiths-malin) - [Bao Guo'an](https://cinepixo.com/people/bao-guo-an) - [Liankun Lin](https://cinepixo.com/people/liankun-lin) - [Sihung Lung](https://cinepixo.com/people/sihung-lung) - [Bob Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-peck) - [Shao Hsin](https://cinepixo.com/people/shao-hsin) - [Simon Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-williams) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-opium-war-1997 Film facts: Wikidata (Q386236); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.