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Prison on Fire(Movie, 1987)

Original title: "監獄風雲" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
1h 41min | Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Prison on FireRating: 3.5/5 (with 3131 votes)
Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong prison film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Yiu (Tony Leung Ka Fai) is a young advertising executive in Hong Kong. One night, defending his father from attack, he accidentally shoves a street thug in front of a bus. Sentenced to three years in prison, Yiu is "fresh meat" for the hardened criminals and triad stooges that run things, and is preyed upon by sadistic guard Scarface (Roy Cheung). The virtuous Ching (Chow Yun-Fat) befriends Yiu and becomes an ally. A sequel, Prison on Fire II, was released in 1991. ()
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About Prison on Fire

Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates of Triad background. Chung Tin Ching, a veteran inmate and Yiu's mentor, is forced to confront his comrade's enemies time and again, leading up to the final showdown with the head of security.

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Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong
Shot in: Hong Kong
Plays in: Hong Kong
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/13/1987
Director: Ringo Lam
Producer: Karl Maka
Director of Photography: Jingle Ma
Composer: Lowell Lo
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Prison on Fire 1"
"Gam yuk fung wan"
"監獄風雲"

3 movies in the Prison on Fire Collection

1987 Prison on Fire
1991 Prison on Fire II ("監獄風雲II逃犯")
2002 Prison on Fire: Preacher ("監獄風雲之傳教士")

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