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Writers:
Eric Bercovici (writer)
James Clavell (novel)
Release Date:
21 February 1988 (USA) more
Plot:
Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Co, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies... more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Excellent depiction of a great novel more (21 total)
Cast
(Series Credited cast) | Pierce Brosnan | ... | Ian Dunross |
 | Deborah Raffin | ... | Casey Tcholok |
 | Ben Masters | ... | Linc Bartlett |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Keith Bonnard | ... | Tip Tok-Toh |
 | 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 |
| David Henry | ... | Bruce Johnjohn |
| John Houseman | ... | Sir Geoffrey Allison |
| George Innes | ... | Alexej Travkin |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Supt. Armstrong |
| Nancy Kwan | ... | Claudia Chen |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | Philip Chen |
| Harris Laskaway | ||
| Steven Vincent Leigh | ... | John Chen (as Steven Leigh) |
| Kay Tong Lim | ... | Brian Kwok |
| Leon Lissek | ||
| Lisa Lu | ... | Ah Tam |
| Choy-Ling Man | ... | Mary Li |
| Pip Miller | ... | Insp. John Smyth |
 | Julia Nickson-Soul | ... | Orlanda Ramos |
| Bennett Ohta | ... | Richard Kwang |
| Edward Petherbridge | ... | Jason Plumm |
| Duncan Preston | ... | Pugmire |
| Nicholas Pryor | ||
 | John Rhys-Davies | ... | Quillan Gornt |
| David Shaughnessy | (as David Shaughnessy) | |
| Michael Siberry | ... | Linbar Struan |
| Dudley Sutton | ... | Commissioner Roger Crosse |
| Damien Thomas | ... | Lando Mata |
 | Irene Tsu | ||
| John Van Dreelen | ... | Jacques DeVille |
| Vincent Wong | ... | Lim Chu |
| Ping Wu | ... | Paul Choy |
 | Ric Young | ... | Tsu-Yan |
| Galen Yuen | ... | Smallpox Kin |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
James Clavell's Noble House
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355 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Struans was founded in 1841 and celebrates its 150th anniversary - meaning the miniseries takes place in 1991. Since the mini-series was broadcast in 1989, that makes it a 'future history' story and, by the strict definition, qualifies it as a science fiction film! more
Quotes:
Ian Dunross: [reading from the legacy of company founder, Dirk Struan, in the family Bible] "To whomsoever gives me the other half of any of these coins, I will grant one favor." more
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Noble House has been well represented on screen - mostly due to the involvement of the author, James Clavell, in the writing of the screenplay.
Pierce Brosnan, in his role as Tai-pan Ian Dunross, shows the very talents that would have directly influenced the decision to offer him the role of James Bond. He perfectly blends the debonair with the ruthlessness required to survive in the competitive world of Hong Kong trading companies.
Deborah Raffin's performance leaves something to be desired, portraying the corporate female executive making it in a 'man's world'.
The book, as is usually the case, is far better, with more interesting sub-plots being developed.
Inspector Cross is actually a KGB spy, KC Tcholok was never involved with Ian Dunross - she was Linc Bartletts mistress, and Ian Dunross was married. The reference made in the film to Linc's final question about 'how easy is it to get married in Hong Kong' was not related to Orlanda Ramos - but to Casey.
Despite the shortcomings of the mini-series in direct comparison with the book, viewers should judge the mini-series on it's own - without reference to the book.
My advice - see the mini-series first - then read the book. If you like the series, you must read the book - it is well worth your while.