Expect the Unexpected (film)

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Expect the Unexpected
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Directed by Patrick Yau [1]
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKo Chiu-lam [1]
Edited byAdny Chan [1]
Music byCacine Wong [1]
Production
companies
Film City (Hong Kong)
Milkyway Image
Release date
  • 28 May 1998 (1998-05-28)(Hong Kong)
[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryHong Kong [1]
LanguageCantonese [1]
Box officeHK$5,359,800 [1]

Expect the Unexpected (Chinese :非常突然) is a 1998 Hong Kong action film directed by Patrick Yau and starring Lau Ching-wan and Simon Yam.

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Cast and roles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Expect the Unexpected". Hong Kong Film Archive . Retrieved 14 March 2014.