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Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune (2016)

ALL 07/01/2016 (fr) Documentary, History, TV Movie 52 Min
  • Release
    07/01/2016
  • Production
    La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse, ARTE, Youku, Yuan Ying, Lucky You, PROCIREP, ANGOA, CNC, RSI
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    Les aventures de Robert Fortune ou comment le thé fut vole aux Chinois
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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How China's tea was stolen

Overview

In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and the British Empire exchanged poppies, produced in its Indian colonies and transformed into opium, for Chinese tea. Inundated by the drugs, China was forced to open up its market, and the British consolidated their commercial dominance. In 1839, the Middle Empire introduced prohibition. The Opium War was declared… Great Britain emerged as the winner, but the warning was heeded: it could no longer depend on Chinese tea. The only alternative possible was to produce its own tea. The East India Company therefore entrusted one man with finding the secrets of the precious beverage. His mission was to develop the first plantations in Britain’s Indian colonies. This latter-day James Bond was called Robert Fortune – a botanist. After overcoming innumerable ordeals in the heart of imperial China, he brought back the plants and techniques that gave rise to Darjeeling tea.

  2. Story

  3. Bruno Barwise

    Editor

  4. Maurice Ribière

    Producer



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  1. Willy Perelsztejn

    Robert Fortune (voice - english)

  2. Charles-Antoine de Rouvre

    Robert Fortune

  3. Xing Xing Chao

    Wang

  4. Han Cheng Zhang

    Coolie 1er voyage

  5. Yuan Zhou Li

    Sing-Ho

  6. Xueheng Liu

    Coolie de Fortune #1

  7. Jianxiang Zhong

    Coolie de Fortune #2

  8. Mathieu Buscatto

    Robert Fortune (voice - french)

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Casts : 8 , Crews : 13

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Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune (2016) 52 Min

ALL 07/01/2016 (fr)
Documentary, History, TV Movie
  • Release 07/01/2016
  • Production
    La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse, ARTE, Youku, Yuan Ying, Lucky You, PROCIREP, ANGOA, CNC, RSI
  • Original title Les aventures de Robert Fortune ou comment le thé fut vole aux Chinois
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

How China's tea was stolen

Overview

In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and the British Empire exchanged poppies, produced in its Indian colonies and transformed into opium, for Chinese tea. Inundated by the drugs, China was forced to open up its market, and the British consolidated their commercial dominance. In 1839, the Middle Empire introduced prohibition. The Opium War was declared… Great Britain emerged as the winner, but the warning was heeded: it could no longer depend on Chinese tea. The only alternative possible was to produce its own tea. The East India Company therefore entrusted one man with finding the secrets of the precious beverage. His mission was to develop the first plantations in Britain’s Indian colonies. This latter-day James Bond was called Robert Fortune – a botanist. After overcoming innumerable ordeals in the heart of imperial China, he brought back the plants and techniques that gave rise to Darjeeling tea.

  1. Jérôme Scemla, Charles-Antoine de Rouvre

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Bruno Barwise

    Editor

  4. Maurice Ribière

    Producer



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