Movie
Prison on Fire
Overview
A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-11-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinema City Company Limited
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Lo Ka Yiu
- Chow Yun-Fat as Chung Tin Ching
- Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Officer "Scarface" Hung
- William Ho as Micky
- Tommy Wong as Bill
- Victor Hon Kwan as Chiu Chow
- Terrence Fok Shui-Wah as Yung
- Frankie Ng Chi-Hung as Blind Snake
- Wong Man-Gwan as Mimi
- Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez as Billy
- Shing Fui-On as Mad Dog
- Leung Ming as Yiu's Father
Crew
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung - Director
- Nam Yin - Writer
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