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| Lions Gate (2008) | |||||
| Action, Adventure | |||||
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| Keith Bonnard | Tip Tok-Toh | |
| Pierce Brosnan | Ian Dunross | |
| Tia Carrere | Venus Poon | |
| Eric Chen | Hotel Consierge | |
| Khigh Dhiegh | Four Finger Wu | |
| Richard Durden | Paul Havergill | |
| Denholm Elliott | Alastair Struan | |
| Brian Fong | Goodweather Poon | |
| John Fujioka | Baldhead Kin | |
| Helen Funai | Mrs. Kwang | |
| Ben Masters | Linc Bartlett | |
| Deborah Raffin | Casey Tcholok | |
| Burt Kwouk | Philip Chen | |
| John Van Dreelen | Jaques DeVille | |
| Ping Wu | Paul Choy | |
| Kay Tong Lim | Brian Kwok | |
| Lisa Lu | Ah Tam | |
| Damien Thomas | Lando Mata | |
| Dudley Sutton | Comm. Roger Cross | |
| Ric Young | Tsu-Yan | |
| Steven Leigh | John Chen |
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| Producer | James Clavell
Eric Bercovici |
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| Writer | James Clavell
Eric Bercovici |
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| Cinematography | Cristiano Pogany
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| Musician | Paul Chihara
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James Clavell's blockbuster novel of rivalry, extortion and murder comes to life in this mesmerizing miniseries set in the high stakes business world of Hong Kong. Ian Dunross (Pierce Brosnan) is named "Tai-Pan" (supreme leader) of the powerful British-East Asia trading company, Struan & Co., just as rival (John Rhys-Davies) attempts a hostile takeover. Suddenly plunged into a criminal underworld of international espionage, deception and financial crises, Dunross turns up the heat by engaging in a dangerous romance with his nemesis's aide (Deborah Raffin). But with danger lurking around every corner, Dunross ultimately sees he has no choice but to fight for his company's honor and survival. |
| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 2/21/1988 1. Part 1 | ||
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In Part 1, trading-firm executive Ian Dunross (Pierce Brosnan) seeks financial backing from American Linc Bartlett (Ben Masters), a corporate raider who sets his sights on Dunross's Noble House. Casey Tcholok: Deborah Raffin. Quillan Gornt: John Rhys-Davies. Orlanda Ramos: Julia Nickson.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 2/22/1988 2. Part 2 | ||
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n Part 2, a kidnapping plot takes an insidious twist; a Communist mole is unearthed; Gornt and Bartlett (John Rhys-Davies, Ben Masters) conspire to make Struan stock plummet.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 2/23/1988 3. Part 3 | ||
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In Part 3, romance blooms between Linc and Orlanda (Ben Masters, Julia Nickson); and between the tai-pan and Casey (Pierce Brosnan, Deborah Raffin), who frolic in Macao
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 2/24/1988 4. Part 4 | ||
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Conclusion. Haunted by a tragedy at the race track, the tai-pan (Pierce Brosnan) travels to mainland China to seek financial aid and returns to face a climactic cataclysm.
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