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City on Fire (1987)

Directed by Ringo Lam

Action | Crime

Most recently watched by sleestakk, philipjablon

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Chow Yun-Fat | Danny Lee Sau-Yin | Sun Yueh | Roy Cheung | Elvis Tsui | Lau Kong | Yeh Fang | Chan Chi-Fai | Cheng Mang-Ha | Parkman Wong | Chow Bo-Saan | Victor Hon Kwan | Tommy Wong | Joe Chu Kai-Sang | Maria Cordero | Carrie Ng | Ringo Lam | He Jie

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/13/2023Home TheaterDVDOwned7 stars
04/07/2021Home TheaterDVDOwned7 stars
05/14/2004TVDVDBorrowed8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I’d love this even more if it weren’t the dubbed American version with a completely different soundtrack (although the music isn’t bad). I hope someone releases a nice Blu-ray of this at some point.

Comments

avatarsleestakk
1 year ago

oh man when I saw this logged I thought there was a new release you that you picked up… alas. ::Sadface emoji::

avatarsensoria
1 year ago

I know, it desperately needs a nice upgrade release.