Movie
City on Fire
Overview
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-02-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinema City, Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong)
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- CN
Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chow
- Sun Yueh as Inspector Lau Ting-Kuang
- Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Fu / Tiger
- Carrie Ng Ka-Lai as Hung
- Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Inspector John Chan
- Lau Kong as Commissioner Chow
- Fong Yau as Chow Nam
- Parkman Wong Pak-Man as Detective Man
- Jessica Chow Bo-San as Rose / Mei
- Tommy Sham Sai-Sang as Skinny
- Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez as Tsai / Joe
- Chan Chi-Fai as Chen Ching / Tai Song
Crew
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung - Director
- Tommy Sham Sai-Sang - Screenplay
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung - Story
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