Movie
The Bodyguard from Beijing
Overview
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-07-28
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Eastern Productions, Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- CN
Cast
- Jet Li as John Cheng
- Christy Chung Lai-Tai as Michelle Yeung
- Kent Cheng Jak-Si as Charlie Leung
- Collin Chou as Killer Wong
- Joey Leung Wing-Chung as Keung
- Ng Wai-Kwok as James Shong Sai Cheung
- William Chu Wai-Lim as Billy Yeung
- Wong Kam-Kong as Chiu Kwok Man
- Corey Yuen as Shopper in Mall
- Huang Kaisen as Wong's Brother
- Jimmy Wong as Coroner
- Fong Yue as House Maid
Crew
- Corey Yuen - Director
- Gordon Chan - Screenplay
- John Chan Kin-Chung - Screenplay
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