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City on Fire (traditional Chinese: 龍虎風雲; simplified Chinese: 龙虎风云; Jyutping: lung4 fu2 fung1 wan4) is a 1987 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam, who also produced with Karl Maka. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, and Sun Yueh.
Feb 13, 1987 · Recently viewed. City on Fire: Directed by Ringo Lam. With Chow Yun-Fat, Yueh Sun, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng. An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Ringo Lam
- 1987-02-13
After a rather violent robbery that ends up with multiple victims including policemen, and the gang members getting away, the police commissioner sets up a special task force under the leadership of young inspector John Chan. Lau and Chan become rivals instantly, and the tension that ensues brings Ko Chow under even more pressure.
A brutal film, one that undercuts the pageantry of contemporary Hong Kong Heroic Bloodshed films for a nightmarish view of violence that, far from embracing nihilism, display potent humanity in its rejection of the hyper-stylized cool of crime.
- (7.4K)
- Cinema City Co., Ltd.
- Ringo Lam
Feb 3, 1995 · 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.
City on Fire paints a picture of Hong Kong that is crime infested, chaotic, and dysfunctional. It's a story about honor among thieves told in a cop and robber style fashion. Chow Yun-Fat's ...
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- Action
- R
City on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong crime film produced and directed by Ringo Lam and starring Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, and Sun Yueh. Following A Better Tomorrow (1986), it helped establish Chow's popularity as an action star in Asia, and, to a lesser degree, North America.
