Running Out of Time(Movie, 1999)

Name: Running Out of Time
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1999
Duration: T01:33:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "暗戰" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)

1h 33min | Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 60 votes)

Running Out of Time (Chinese: 暗戰; literal title: Hidden War) is a 1999 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau as a cancer-ridden criminal who challenges a police negotiator, played by Sean Lau, to a 72-hour battle of wits and courage. Andy Lau won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his performance in the film. The film was followed by a sequel, Running Out of Time 2, which was released in 2001. ()

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Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.

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Original Trailer(Trailer, 2:28)

Original Trailer (Trailer) | [Trailer] 暗戰 ( Running Out Of Time) - Restored Version (Trailer) | RUNNING OUT OF TIME "There's no need to light the fire so soon!" Clip (Clip) | RUNNING OUT OF TIME "Fake Bomb" Clip (Clip) | Films of Johnnie To: RUNNING OUT OF TIME (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong

Shot in: Hong Kong

Plays in: Hong Kong

Made by: Milky Way Image Company, Win's Entertainment Ltd.

Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/23/1999

Cast: Andy Lau, Lau Ching-Wan, Hui Shiu-hung, Jacky Cheung, Lam Suet

Director: Johnnie To

Producer: Johnnie To

Screenwriter: Yau Nai-Hoi

Director of Photography: Cheng Siu-Keung

Composer: Raymond Wong

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"暗戰"

"An zhan"

"Hidden War"

Keywords: terminal illness, revenge, hong kong, murder, thief

Budget: 225,000 USD

Revenue: 1,866,462 USD (= 830%)

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2001 Running Out of Time 2 ("暗戰 2")

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Running Out of Time(Movie, 1999)

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