Movie
Running Out of Time
Overview
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-09-23
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Win's Entertainment Ltd., Milkyway Image
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- CN
Cast
- Lau Ching-Wan as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
- Andy Lau as Mr. Cheung
- Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai as Leung Yuen Ting
- Benz Hui Siu-Hung as Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai
- Lam Suet as Suet
- Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Mr. Chen
- Hung Wai-Leung as Mr. Lee
- Oscar Lam Wai-Kin as Mr. Hau
- Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling as Head of Interpol
- Jimmy Wong as Office Building Security Guard
- Lee Sau-Kei as Mr. Cheung's Doctor
- Wilson Ai Wai as Policeman in Bank Robbery
Crew
- Johnnie To - Director
- Laurent Courtiaud - Screenplay
- Yau Nai-Hoi - Screenplay
- Julien Carbon - Screenplay
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