The Wrath of Silence

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The Wrath of Silence
Directed by Frankie Chan
Starring Anita Yuen
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Lap-Man Tan
Hoi-Lun Au
Maggie Siu
Wai-Lun Duen
Emily Kwan [1]
Edited by Lai-Yee Mak
Production
company
Good Standard International Ltd.
Distributed by Gala Film Distribution Limited
Fortune Star Media Limited
Release date
  • 8 September 1994 (1994-09-08)
(Hong Kong)
Running time
98 min.
CountryHong Kong [2]
Language Cantonese

The Wrath of Silence is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Frankie Chan. [3]

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