Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content:  Tai-Pan is a 1986 adventure drama film directed by Daryl Duke, loosely based on James Clavell's 1966 novel of the same name. 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 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group handled the production and were actively seen battling the Chinese Government and Labor boards over the film during shooting. The results fared poorly at the box office and in critical reviews. Duke believed that a mini-series à la Shōgun or Noble House would have been a far superior means of covering the complexity of Clavell's novel.
Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content:  The popularity of the novel and TV series of Shogun made Tai Pan continually attractive to filmmakers. In late 1983 Dino De Laurentiis bought the rights. He set up the film with Orion. Sean Connery turned down the lead role. The film was directed by Daryl Duke and starred Bryan Brown, who had worked together on The Thorn Birds. It was the first English-language film shot in China. Shooting was extremely difficult, due in part to abundant red tape. De Laurentiis later claimed filming in China was a big mistake.
Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content: Bryan Brown as Dirk Struan ; Joan Chen as May–May ; John Stanton as Tyler Brock ; Tim Guinee as Culum Struan ; Bill Leadbitter as Gorth Brock ; Russell Wong as Gordon Chen ; Katy Behean as Mary Sinclair ; Kyra Sedgwick as Tess Brock ; Janine Turner as Shevaun Tillman ; Norman Rodway as Aristotle Quance ; John Bennett as Captain Orlov ; Derrick Branche as Vargas ; Vic Armstrong as Drunken sailor ; Dickey Beer as Brock's crew ; Cheng Chuang as Jin Qua ; Chen Shu as Chen Sheng ; Rosemarie Dunham as Mrs. Fothergill ; 
Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content:  Martin Ransohoff of Filmways bought the rights in 1966 in conjunction with MGM for $500,000 plus a percentage of the profits. Clavell would write the script and co-produce. At the time Clavell was also working as a filmmaker, directing Sidney Poitier in To Sir, with Love. Patrick McGoohan was announced to play Dirk Struan (the first of a two-picture deal he had with MGM) with Michael Anderson attached to direct. Carlo Ponti came in as co-producer. However the movie would have cost an estimated $26 million (later reduced to $20 million ) and was postponed. It lingered on for a number of years before being finally cancelled when James T. Aubrey took over as president and cancelled the project.
Title: Din Tao: Leader of the Parade
Content:  The film's director Fung Kai is a TV producer and director who has worked with Sanlih E-Television (SET TV) on many Taiwanese Hokkien-language dramas and idol dramas. He won the Golden Bell Award with Green Forest, My Home. He co-wrote the screenplay of the movie with Xu Zhao-ren, who is also known for directing idol dramas. The film is produced by Xu Xi-biao and the sound engineer was Du Du-zhi, an award-winning recordist. The cinematographer is Chin Hsin, who has directed many music videos. The film is edited by Gu Xiaoyun. Senior actors Chen Po-cheng, Samantha Ko and Liao Jun have long experience with Taiwanese speaking movie and TV dramas. They also have hosted outdoor TV shows for SET TV. Younger actors are mostly singers, and actors from idol dramas. Alan Ko had 
Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content:  There had been numerous attempts to film Tai Pan over the years.
Title: The Teng Chun
Content: Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (Rose from Cikembang; 1931) – as producer, director, sound editor, and cinematographer ; Sam Pek Eng Tay (The Butterfly Lovers; 1931) – as producer, director, sound editor, cinematographer, and screenwriter ; Pat Kiam Hap (Eight Swordsmen; 1933) – as producer, director, sound editor, cinematographer, and screenwriter ; Pat Bie To (Eight Beautiful Women; 1933) – as producer, director, and cinematographer ; Ouw Peh Tjoa (Black and White Snakes; 1934) – as producer, director, sound editor, and cinematographer ; Tie Pat Kai Kawin (Tie Pat Kai Marries; 1935) – as producer, director, sound editor, cinematographer, and screenwriter ; Pan Sie Tong (1935) – as producer and director ; Ang Hai Djie (1935) – as producer, director, and cinematographer ; Pembakaran Bio "Hong Lian Sie" (Burning 
Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content:  In 1975 Run Run Shaw had bought the rights from MGM and wanted to collaborate with Universal Studios to make a $12 million film. Carl Foreman wrote a screenplay, but the film was not made. In the late 1970s Georges-Alain Vuille obtained the rights and George MacDonald Fraser was hired to adapt the novel. Fraser's script met with approval – Vuille hired him to write a sequel – Richard Fleischer was attached to direct, and Steve McQueen agreed to star for a reported fee of $3 million. McQueen dropped out of the project but was still paid $1 million. Roger Moore became briefly attached, with John Guillermin mentioned as director of a possible mini-series. However finance could not be arranged. Moore said: "If it's offered to me again I'll do it". Quite frankly, it's one of the best scripts I've ever read". For a time Sean Connery was mooted as star for director Martin Ritt. "I've always wanted Sean to do it", said Clavell. Vuille eventually lost the rights and Fraser's script was not used in the final film.
Title: Tan Poi Sin
Content:  Tan Poi Sin is a TV drama and documentary director-producer from Malaysia. Established as a documentary director, she started out as a screenwriter, and was a producer-director in Astro. Her meritorious efforts in historical research landed her the role of Assistant Director in Astro AEC's remarkable documentary Malaysia, My Home! (2005). Her directorial work included Journey with Jason, Taste with Jason and Hai Zi. She produced, directed & wrote the script for New Village Stories (2009), which broke the rating record of locally produced Chinese content show on paid TV, and received tremendous response from the Chinese community.
Title: Tai-Pan (film)
Content:  Easton as Count Zergeyev ; Richard Foo as Lin Din ; Nicholas Gecks as Horatio Sinclair ; Carol Gillies as Liza Brock ; Pat Gorman as British merchant 2 ; Michael C. Gwynne ; Billy Horrigan as Brock's crew ; Patrick Ryecart as Captain Glessing ; Michael Gwynne as Jeff Cooper ; Bert Remsen as Wilf Tillman ; Rob Spendlove as Nagrek ; Lisa Lu as Ah-Gip ; Barbara Keogh as Mrs. Quance ; Denise Kellogg as Nude model ; Joycelene Lu as Beaten whore ; Phil Chatterton (tongplaw) as Boatswain ; Frans Dames as a British officer and merchant 

Question: Who was the producer of Tai-Pan?
Answer: Dino De Laurentiis.
Agostino De Laurentiis.