Tai-Pan (1986)

• IMDb: 5.5/10 (1,836)
• 07 Nov 1986
• 127 mins
• R

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.