Tai Pan DVD 1986 / Directed by Daryl Duke / Starring: Bryan Brown, John Stanton, Joan Chen

UPC 5996473010545

REGION 2 PAL DVD  

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: ENGLISH 2.0 HUNGARIAN 2.0 

SUBTITLES: HUNGARIAN

RUNTIME: 122 MINUTES

English Summary:

Tai-Pan is a 1986 adventure drama film directed by Daryl Duke, loosely based on James Clavell's 1966 eponymous novel. While many of the same characters and plot twists are maintained, a few smaller occurrences are left out. Filmed under communist Chinese censorship, some portions of Clavell's story were considered too offensive to be filmed as written and considerable changes were made. 

The film begins in 1842, 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.

Although the film features many characters, it is arguably Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock, former shipmates and the owners of two massive (fictional) trading companies who are the main focal points of the story. Their rocky and often abusive relationship as seamen initiated an intense amount of competitive tension.

Throughout, both men seek to destroy each other in matters of business and personal affairs. Struan is referred to as Tai-Pan (which author Clavell translates as "Supreme Leader," although this is not the accepted translation of the term) indicating his position as head of the largest and most profitable of all the trading companies operating in Asia. Brock, owner of the second largest of the trading companies, constantly vies to destroy Struan's company and reputation in an attempt to both exact revenge on Struan and become the new "Tai-Pan" of Chinese trade.

Hungarian Summary:

Az egzotikus helyszíneken forgatott, látványos jelenetekben és fordulatokban gazdag kalandfilm a 19. századi Hongkongban játszódik. Dirk Struan, az angol hajós és kereskedő bejáratos Tai Panhoz, a legfelsőbb vezérhez. Ezáltal olyan információk birtokába juthat, amelyek európai ember előtt mindeddig titokban voltak. Struan vérbeli kalandor, és elhatározza, hogy megszerzi Hongkongot őfelsége, az angol királynő számára. Nemcsak vagyonát, de az életét is hajlandó lenne feláldozni a sikerért. 

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