In the second opium war, from 1856 to 1860, a weakened china fought both great britain and france. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Architect of the first opium war 107 partner james matheson, jardine owned the company that was the. The opium wars in the mid19th century were a critical juncture in modern chinese history. Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112. The story of the opium war between china, in the waning days of the qing dynasty, and the british empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of hong kong by britain. Opium war drama 1997 115 english subtitle duration. History, politics and propaganda historians of modern china may debate many things, but few will question the significance of the opium war 1839. The winner of the 1997 golden rooster and 1998 hundred flowers awards for best picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably cannes and montreal.
Opinion the opium wars secret history the new york times. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Some historians claim that lord palmerston, the british foreign secretary, initiated the opium war to maintain the principle of free trade. The british did this in the name of free trade and without regard to the consequences for the chinese government and chinese people. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the crown colony after the first anglochinese war the original opium war. This war prettywell destroyed china which only started to recover when the communists took over in 1949.
The opium war 1997 yesasia the opium war 1997 amazon download online streaming. Chinese history after the opium war including the death of consort zhen. As premier power in europe and an expansionist empire, britain first created in hong kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the celestial chinese empire to trade. The immediate issue was chinese official seizure of opium stocks at canton to stop the banned opium trade, and threatening the death penalty for future. Professor glenn melancon, for example, argues that the issue in going to war was not opium but britains need to uphold its reputation, its honour, and its commitment to global free trade. Amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of its type without moving any mountains. The opium war drugs, dreams and the making of china. Feb 02, 2012 i have the original vhsvideo from hong kong which contains two parts with the full length of 150 minutes. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the british commercial attache who had.
In 1841, following chinas defeat in the opium war, hong kong was given to britain permanently. The film tells the story of the first opium war of 18391842, which was fought between the qing empire of china and the british. The resulting concession of hong kong compromised chinas territorial sovereignty. The opium war 1997 an attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are dumped into the sea. Overview of opium war, the, 1997, directed by xie jin, with jiang hua, ko hsiangting, carrick hagon, at turner classic movies. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the british commercial attache who. We strongly recommend using a vpn service to anonymize your torrent downloads. The clashes included the first opium war 18391842, with the british naval forces, and in the. Zheng junli and yapian zhanzheng the opium war, 1997, dir. The opium war, drugs, dreams and the making of china julia lovell. The opium war amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of its type without.
The opium war 1997 part 1 wael katheer lover of history. The war was fought over the drug opium which was used by the chinese for hundreds of year to relieve pain. Opium, corruption, mismanagement, and a gross underestimate of the wests projection power are only some of the many complex reasons that led to the first opium war. Germany february 1998 berlin international film festival.
China prohibited the consumption and importation of opium during the early part of the century, but after the second opium war china yielded to. Opium continued to flood in resultig in the secod opium war 185660. The first opium war was fought between china and great britain from 1839 to 1942. Shot in china and england, the opium war features an all star cast and delivers powerful performances from both britains and chinas leading classic actors.
Through an examination of the 19thcentury england china opium trade, this unit introduces. The first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by britain and france against china. The intrusion of the west is the first section in part iv china in the modern world pages 253264 this section provides a good historical overview of the events leading up to the opium war, with details about the opium trade, the war, and the resulting treaties imposed on china by the west. Dec 07, 2010 shot in china and england, the opium war features an all star cast and delivers powerful performances from both britains and chinas leading classic actors. As premier power in europe and an expansionist empire, britain first created in hong kong a major naval station and the.
Sep 05, 2019 the story began in 1842 with the founding of the crown colony after the first anglochinese war the original opium war. Xie jin described the film as a special gift for the motherland and the people. Over 48 million americans, mostly between theages of 12 and 25 are officially known by the drug enforcement administration to be frequent users of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. The opium wars were two wars which were waged between the great qing and the british government in the mid19th century, triggered by the british governments imposition of the opium trade upon china. The clashes included the first opium war 18391842, with the british naval forces, and the second opium war. Xie jin has been called the chinese spielberg, and his epic has the look and texture of an indiana jones movie though apparently the.
When britain sent troops to compel the chinese to accept imports of opium, they opened what is argued to be one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the empire. This includes a sweeping story about both the personal and the national cause for war, as well as the human. Jul 01, 2011 opium continued to flood in resultig in the secod opium war 185660. In yapian zhanzheng opium war, historical events are depicted in a fairly accurate manner, concentrating on the main facts and events.
Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112 the first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by britain and france against chi. Dope, inc britains opium war against the us 1978 today. The opium war yapian zhanzheng, directed by 74yearold chinese director xie jin, was released in beijing on july 1, 1997, set to coincide with the transfer of hong kong from britain back to china. This opium war game is based around the trade the british made buying up opium from india, transporting it to china, then using the monies made to buy up much wanted goods such as silk to take back to britain.
I have the original vhsvideo from hong kong which contains two parts with the full length of 150 minutes. Mismanagement in the aftermath of the british east india companys loss of its monopoly in 1834 abstract the histories of the opium war, of which there are many, have posited that the roots of the conflict are diverse and interconnected, ranging from cultural differences to conflicting perspectives on trade. With guoan bao, liankun lin, sihung lung, debra beaumont. I cant say whether weve forgotten about our opium war out of laziness or out of guilt, but i do think that there is a tendency in britain to think of ourselves as postimperial, and avoid reflecting. Historical drama starting in 1839 in guangzhou where british merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the empire. The first opium war ends when britain and china sign the treaty of nanking duration. Barbarians in the celestial empire in the early part of the nineteenth century and the war by which they forced her gates ajar new york. Opium wars is a collective term for the mid1800s conflicts between western powers and china including the first opium war 18391842 and the second opium war 18561860 opium wars or the opium wars may also refer to. Release dates 10 also known as aka 12 release dates china 9 june 1997 limited hong kong june 1997. The opium wars were two wars in the mid19th century involving great qing and the british government and concerned their imposition of trade of opium upon china. And back in 1997, at the time of the handover of hong kong, there was no mention in the dignitaries speeches of opium wars fought over it. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
The opium war 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Released in 1997, the opium war is a film about the conflict between china and england which began in 1838 due to a dispute over the legality of opium being sold by british merchants in china. An attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are dumped into the sea. The opium war was a war fought by two countries great britain and china in 1839.
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