Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan ★½ 1986 (R)
A 19th century Scottish trader and his beautiful Chinese mistress are the main characters in this confusing attempt to dramatize the story of Hong Kong's development into a thriving trading port. Too many subplots and characters are introduced in a short time to do justice to James Clavell's novel of the same name, the basis for the movie. The first American production completely filmed in China. 130m/C VHS, DVD . Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton, Kyra Sedgwick, Tim Guinee, Russell Wong, Bert Remsen; D: Daryl Duke; W: John Briley; C: Jack Cardiff; M: Maurice Jarre.
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