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City on Fire(Movie, 1987)

Original title: "龍虎風雲" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
1h 38min | Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action, Drama
City on FireRating: 3.6/5 (with 5959 votes)
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. Following A Better Tomorrow (1986), it helped establish Chow's popularity as an action star in Asia and to a lesser degree, North America. ()
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About City on Fire

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong
Plays in: Hong Kong
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Translated into 16 languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/03/1995 (World premiere: 02/13/1987)
Director: Ringo Lam
Producer: Karl Maka
Screenwriter: Ringo Lam
Director of Photography: Andrew Lau
Composer: Teddy Robin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Cover Hard 2"
"Cover Hard II"
"Lung fu fong wan"
Keywords: undercover cop

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:286307, Added: 10/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024