Tai-Pan (1986)
2h 7m
Running Time
November 7, 1986Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bryan Brown
Dirk Struan
Joan Chen
May-May
John Stanton
Tyler Brock
Tim Guinee
Culum Struan
Bill Leadbitter
Gorth Brock
Russell Wong
Gordon Chen
Katy Behean
Mary Sinclair
Kyra Sedgwick
Tess Brock
Janine Turner
Shevaun Tillman
Norman Rodway
Aristotle Quance
John Bennett
Orlov
Derrick Branche
Vargas
Daryl Duke
Director
Vic Armstrong
Drunken Sailor / Stunt Coordinator
John Briley
Writer
Dickey Beer
Brecks's Crew / Stunts
James Clavell
Writer
Stanley Mann
Writer
Phil Chatterton Tongplaw
Boatswain
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Producer
Chen Kuan-Tai
Pirate
Maurice Jarre
Composer
Jack Cardiff
Cinematographer
Antony Gibbs
Editor
PoPing AuYeung
CastingDirector
Anthony Masters
ProductionDesigner
Pat Gorman
British Merchant 2
Billy Horrigan
Brecks's Crew / Stunts
Joycelyne Lew
Beaten Whore
Bronco McLoughlin
Brecks's Crew / Stunts
Glen Murphy
Martial Artist
Mason Cardiff
Midshipman
Denise Kellogg
Nude Model
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
John Bloomfield
Costume Design
José López Rodero
Associate Producer
Lucio Trentini
Line Producer
James Devis
Assistant Director / Second Unit Director of Photography
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
David Tondeur
First Assistant Camera
Chris Pinnock
Assistant Camera
Rob Spendlove
Patty Toy
Chen Shu
Chen Chuang
Rosemarie Dunham
Richard Foo
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 7, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Content RatingR
Budget$25,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Tai-Pan is a 1986 adventure drama film directed by Daryl Duke, loosely based on James Clavell's 1966 novel of the same name. While many of the same characters and plot twists are maintained, a few smaller occurrences are left out. Filmed under communist Chinese censorship, some portions of Clavell's story were considered too offensive to be filmed as written and considerable changes were made.
The De Laurentiis Entertainment Group handled the production and were actively seen battling the Chinese Government and Labor boards over the film during shooting. The film was a critical and box office bomb. Duke believed that a mini-series à la Shōgun or Noble House would have been a far superior means of covering the complexity of Clavell's novel.
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