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You can stream Tai-Pan (1986) on Amazon Prime with a subscription.

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.

McKenna fights to carve a commercial empire out of the rugged, unforgiving terrain of early Hong Kong. He must navigate treacherous waters where colonial ambition clashes violently with local resistance and greed.

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