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.
Cast
Bryan Brown
Dirk Struan
Kyra Sedgwick
Tess Brock
Katy Behean
Mary Sinclair
John Stanton
Tyler Brock
Janine Turner
Shevaun Tillman
Russell Wong
Gordon Chen
Joan Chen
May-May
Tim Guinee
Culum Struan
Bill Leadbitter
Gorth Brock
Norman Rodway
Aristotle Quance
John Bennett
Orlov
Derrick Branche
Vargas
Vic Armstrong
Drunken Sailor
Dickey Beer
Brecks's Crew
Phil Chatterton Tongplaw
Boatswain
Chen Kuan-Tai
Pirate
Chen Shu
Unknown
Chen Chuang
Unknown
Rosemarie Dunham
Unknown
Robert Easton
Unknown
Richard Foo
Unknown
Nicholas Gecks
Unknown
Carol Gillies
Unknown
Pat Gorman
British Merchant 2
Michael C. Gwynne
Unknown
Billy Horrigan
Brecks's Crew
Barbara Keogh
Unknown
Joycelyne Lew
Beaten Whore
Lisa Lu
Unknown
Bronco McLoughlin
Brecks's Crew
Glen Murphy
Martial Artist
Bert Remsen
Unknown
Patrick Ryecart
Unknown
Rob Spendlove
Unknown
Patty Toy
Unknown
Zhang Jie
Unknown
Mason Cardiff
Midshipman
Denise Kellogg
Nude Model
Gam Biu
Unknown
Chan Lap-Ban
Unknown
Crew
Daryl Duke
Director
Stanley Mann
Screenplay
John Briley
Screenplay
James Clavell
Novel
Antony Gibbs
Editor
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
James Devis
Assistant Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Producer
José López Rodero
Associate Producer
Lucio Trentini
Line Producer
Anthony Masters
Production Design
Chris Pinnock
Assistant Camera
David Tondeur
First Assistant Camera
PoPing AuYeung
Casting
John Bloomfield
Costume Design
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
Dickey Beer
Stunts
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Bronco McLoughlin
Stunts
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
