First Option

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First Option
FirstOption.jpg
Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 飛虎
Simplified Chinese 飞虎
Directed by Gordon Chan
Written byGordon Chan
Chan Hing-ka
Produced by John Chong
Kim Yip
Starring Michael Wong
Gigi Leung
CinematographyHorace Wong
Edited byChan Ki-hop
Music by Chan Kwong-wing
Production
companies
Media Asia Films
People's Productions Limited
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions
Release date
  • 14 September 1996 (1996-09-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
English
Thai

First Option is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed by Gordon Chan, who wrote with Chan Hing-ka. The film stars Michael Wong and Gigi Leung. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 14 September 1996. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. [1]

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On 30 June 2003, DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends in the United Kingdom in Region 2.

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References

  1. "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.