Plot:
Historical Drama starting in 1839 in Guangzhou where British merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the Empire. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the Chinese, England declares war since the burned opium was the property of the British commercial attache who had bought it from the British merchants.
Type: movie (N/A)
Original Title: Ya pian zhan zheng
Directors: Jin Xie
Actors: Guoan Bao, Liankun Lin, Sihung Lung
Genres: Drama, History, War
Runtime: 2h 33m (9180s)
Rating: 6.5 (593)
Released on: June 13, 1997 (Hong Kong)
Origins: China
Filming Locations: China