City War | |
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Traditional Chinese | 義膽紅唇 |
Simplified Chinese | 义胆红唇 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yì Dǎn Hóng Chún |
Jyutping | Ji6 Daam2 Hung4 Syun4 |
Directed by | Suen Chung |
Screenplay by | Leung Wai-ting Rico Chung Tung Liu |
Produced by | Dean Shek |
Starring | Chow Yun-fat Ti Lung |
Cinematography | Lee San-yip Lam Chiu |
Edited by | Wong Ming-lam |
Music by | Michael Lai |
Distributed by | Cinema City |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$13,230,754 |
City War is a 1988 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Suen Chung and starring Chow Yun-fat and Ti Lung in their third collaboration after A Better Tomorrow 1 and 2.
This Hong Kong crime thriller stars Chow Yun-Fat and Ti Lung as two cops who must hunt down Chu, a crime boss who has just been released from prison and is out for revenge against the mismatched partners. [1] Dick Lee (Chow Yun-fat) and Ken Chow (Ti Lung) are two police officers and are friends. Dick Lee is a negotiator who is a humorous and easy going. Ken Chow is a hot tempered cop who hates evil as his enemy and advocates violence for violence. Drug lord Ted Yiu, who was imprisoned by Ken two years ago, was released from prison and Ken's former partner Ho Ka Ting is mysteriously killed. Later, Ted also laid traps to trick Ken, which cause his disciplinary punishment by the police and later sends killers to threaten Ken's life and kill his family. On the other hand, Dick incidentally meets Penny, who is Ted's lover. A tangled conflict later brakes off in the city. [2]
This is a list of cast. [3]
The film grossed HK$13,230,754 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 December 1988 to 27 January 1989 in Hong Kong. [3]
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