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City on Fire

He thought he knew the risks of going undercover.

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City on Fire — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • February 13, 1987
  • Runtime
  • 105 min
  • Genres
  • Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
  • Director
  • Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

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City on Fire — Cast

Chow Yun-Fat photo Chow Yun-Fat Ko Chow Sun Yueh photo Sun Yueh Inspector Lau Ting-Kuang Danny Lee Sau-Yin photo Danny Lee Sau-Yin Fu / Tiger Carrie Ng Ka-Lai photo Carrie Ng Ka-Lai Hung Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung photo Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung Inspector John Chan Lau Kong photo Lau Kong Commissioner Chow Fong Yau photo Fong Yau Chow Nam Parkman Wong Pak-Man photo Parkman Wong Pak-Man Detective Man

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