Tai-Pan

Theatrical - Wide 1986-11-07

Cast Bryan Brown Joan Chen John Stanton Tim Guinee
Directed by Daryl Duke
Written by Stanley Mann

Genres: Adventure

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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... See more Majesty”. In 1841 he achieves his goal but he has many enemies who try to destroy his plans. Will they succeed?

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