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Tai-Pan

Tai Pan (1986)

Adventure, Historical, Action, Drama | United States

Director: Daryl Duke

BBC2 | Sunday, 22 December 2013 | 23:35

Where to watch

Live TV

Sunday, 22 December 2013 23:35

Wednesday, 21 January 2009 22:25

Streaming

YouTube

09/07/2019

Rating: 5.6/10

User rating: 8.3/10
(4 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Tai-Pan is Chinese for "supreme leader". This is the man with real power to his hands. And such a Tai-Pan is Dirk Struan who is obsessed by his plan to make Hong Kong the "jewel in the crown of her British Majesty". In 1841 he achieves his goal but he has many enemies who try to destroy his plans. Will they succeed?

Actors

Writer: John Briley, James Clavell

Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis

RUNTIME: 127 min

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