Undeclared War

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Undeclared War
UndeclaredWar.jpg
DVD cover
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 聖戰風雲
Simplified Chinese 圣战风云
Directed by Ringo Lam
Screenplay by
Produced byRingo Lam
Starring
CinematographyLau Hung-chuen [1]
Edited byTony Chow [1]
Music byNoel Quinlan [1]
Production
company
Distributed by Golden Princess Amusement
Release date
  • 1 September 1990 (1990-09-01)
Running time
109 minutes [1]
CountryHong Kong [1]
Languages Cantonese
Mandarin
English
Polish
Box officeHK$5,523,958

Undeclared War is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Danny Lee, Olivia Hussey, Peter Liapis, Rosamund Kwan and Vernon G. Wells.

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Plot

Warsaw's liberation army is actually a terrorist organization under the banner of a revolution and in order to show their strength, they prepare to create a bombing incident when the US business delegates visit Hong Kong to achieve their political objectives. The CIA finds clues and sends Agent Gary Redner (Peter Liapis) to Hong Kong to prevent this conspiracy. Due to the matter of politics, Hong Kong Police also sends Inspector Lee Ting-bong (Danny Lee) to assist Redner in the operation. The two cops from different environment were incompatible working together at first, but they gradually produced a profound friendship and they work together to shatter the terrorists' attempt to sabotage a media organization's party killing all the Warsaw's liberation Army members. However, thing are not over yet, as Hannibal breaks into the television news department and takes all the staff hostage including Lee's girlfriend Ann (Rosamund Kwan) and prepares to create a bloodshed to be broadcast throughout the world. At this time, Lee and Redner arrives, only to find that Lee's assistant Tang (Tommy Wong) has been bribed by the terrorists and holds them at gunpoint. It ends when Tang sacrifices himself to allow the Police to capture Hannibal and detonate the grenade killing him and bringing Warsaw's liberation army to a fateful end.

Cast

Release

Undeclared War was released in Hong Kong on 1 September 1990. [1] The film grossed HK$5,523,958 at the Hong Kong box office. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Undeclared war". Hong Kong Film Archive . Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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