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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.
Theatrical
Nov 7, 1986
Budget
$25.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 1, 2004
Director
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Music
Studio
DEG
Quotes
See all →Family, Fate, and Financial Troubles in Tai-Pan
Culum
So that was the China lady. Why couldn't I talk to him? Mr. Quance, please. Please leave me alone.
Aristotle
I'm sorry, lad. I haven't the strength to go back down. I'm sorry about your dad. it was his fate. Joss rules us all in the end. I hate that word. The oldest story in the world is of sons who didn't appreciate their fathers until they were dead. I wouldn't make a cross of it. L-Look, look, I know it's a bad time to bring it up, Tai-Pan... but could you conceivably lend me 150 guineas?
Culum
What did you say?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Marriage Proposal and Familial Concerns
Tyler
No, listen, I'm gonna pay all the same. Christ, if I just dinnae get sick. Your boy and mine be like old shipmates.
Dirk
Aye. They are.
Tyler
Tis about Tess I come to see you. Your boy wants to marry her. I'm against it, but the girl and her mother, they talked me into it. Somehow, I thought they would. Her dowry will be the richest in all Asia. They be marryin next year.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Bryan Brown
Dirk Struan
K
Kyra Sedgwick
Tess Brock
K
Katy Behean
Mary Sinclair
J
John Stanton
Tyler Brock
J
Janine Turner
Shevaun Tillman
R
Russell Wong
Gordon Chen
J
Joan Chen
May-May
T
Tim Guinee
Culum Struan
B
Bill Leadbitter
Gorth Brock
N
Norman Rodway
Aristotle Quance
J
John Bennett
Orlov
D
Derrick Branche
Vargas
V
Vic Armstrong
Drunken Sailor
D
Dickey Beer
Brecks's Crew
C
Chen Kuan-Tai
Pirate
C
Chen Shu
C
Chen Chuang
R
Rosemarie Dunham
R
Robert Easton
N
Nicholas Gecks
