Bryan Brown
Dirk Struan
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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.
Tai-Pan is a historical fiction film set in 19th century Hong Kong, starring Bryan Brown as Dirk Struan, a ruthless British trader. The film was adapted from James Clavell's novel and directed by Daryl Duke, but received mixed reviews and low box office returns.
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- Daryl Duke
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- Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton
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- Daryl Duke
- 127 min
- Bryan Brown
Tai-Pan. "Tai-Pan" is the embodiment of those old movie posters where the title is hewn from solid rock and tiny figures scale it with cannons strapped to their backs, while the bosoms of their women heave in the foreground.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 1986 film adaptation of James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers and more on IMDb.
In 1842, the Chinese are outraged by the British imperialists who buy opium from them and then sell it back at a higher price. In response to this anger, the British send warships to the China Coast to maintain control. This results in a treaty which gives England the right to use Hong Kong as a...
A historical adventure film based on James Clavell's novel about a British smuggler and merchant in Hong Kong. See the trailer, cast, plot summary and user score of this 1986 movie.
