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ActionCrimeDramaThriller

The Killer

- One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets.

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

Release Date : 1989-03-24

Language :CantoneseMandarinJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Film WorkshopGolden Princess Film ProductionsMagnum Films Limited

Production Country : Hong Kong

Alternative Titles : The Killer

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Character Name : Jong

Original Name : 周潤發

Gender : Male

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Character Name : Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle

Original Name : 李修賢

Gender : Male

Sally Yeh

Character Name : Jennie

Original Name : Sally Yeh

Gender : Female

Shing Fui-On

Character Name : Hay Wong Hoi

Original Name : 成奎安

Gender : Male

Paul Chu Kong

Character Name : Sidney Fung

Original Name : Paul Chu Kong

Gender : Male

Kenneth Tsang

Character Name : Sgt. Tsang Yeh

Original Name : 曾江

Gender : Male

Ricky Wong Chun-Tong

Character Name : Frank Chen

Original Name : 王俊棠

Gender : Male

Tommy Wong

Character Name : Teddy Wong Hung

Original Name : 黃光亮

Gender : Male

Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Character Name : Tony Wong Tung Yuen

Original Name : 叶荣祖

Gender : Male

Barry Wong Ping-Yiu

Character Name : Chief Inspector Tu

Original Name : 黃炳耀

Gender : Male

Parkman Wong Pak-Man

Character Name : Inspector Chan

Original Name : 黄柏文

Gender : Male

Alan Ng Siu-Hung

Character Name : Sniper

Original Name : Alan Ng Siu-Hung

Gender : Male

Lam Chung

Character Name : Cheung Wan

Original Name : 林聰

Gender : Male

Ng Kwok-Kin

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Ng Kwok-Kin

Gender : Male

Dion Lam Dik-On

Character Name : Hay's Man

Original Name : 林迪安

Gender : Male

James Ha Chim-Si

Character Name : Teddy's Man

Original Name : James Ha Chim-Si

Gender : Male

Ridley Tsui Bo-Wah

Character Name : Frank's Killer

Original Name : 徐寶華

Gender : Male

Yang Sheng

Character Name : Bodyguard A

Original Name : Yang Sheng

Gender : Male

Addy Sung Gam-Loi

Character Name : Bodyguard B

Original Name : Addy Sung Gam-Loi

Gender : Male

Chuen Chiang

Character Name : Shooter At Beach (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuen Chiang

Gender : Male

Lo Hung

Character Name : Review Board Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : 盧雄

Gender : Male

Fan Chin-Hung

Character Name : Shooter at Beach (uncredited)

Original Name : 範展鴻

Gender : Male

Lung Fei

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : Lung Fei

Gender : Male

Hau Woon-Ling

Character Name : Trash Lady (uncredited)

Original Name : 侯煥玲

Gender : Female

Lau Shung-Fung

Character Name : Wong Hoi's Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : 劉崇峯

Gender : Male

Man Hua Lin

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : Man Hua Lin

Gender : Male

Mak Wai-Cheung

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : 麥偉章

Gender : Male

Wan Fat

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : Wan Fat

Gender : Male

Wong Wai-Fai

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : 黃偉輝

Gender : Male

Hsiang Lin Yin

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : Hsiang Lin Yin

Gender : Male

Yue Tau-Wan

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : 魚頭雲

Gender : Male

Wong Chi-Wai

Character Name :

Original Name : 黃志偉

Gender : Male

Derek Kwok Jing-Hung

Character Name :

Original Name : 郭政鴻

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-06-19

**Action, lots of action, in a slow but elegant film.** It was the first time, to my knowledge, that I saw a film made in Hong Kong. John Woo, its director, gained some international notoriety and would even, long after this film, have some work in western cinema. In general, I liked the movie. I'm not an undefeated fan of action cinema, but I felt that this film manages to balance the explosive action (even better and more intense than in North American films) with a satisfying script. The story revolves around a professional killer who, after accidentally blinding a bar singer, starts to protect her. He will, however, have to kill a mobster and escape from the police, who understand the relationship between the singer and the bandit and start to watch her. Chow Yun-Fat is the film's lead actor, and the only actor I somehow remember seeing, though I can't say where. He is charismatic and intense, and makes his character a tough man but, at the same time, able to capture the audience's sympathy. Danny Lee, in the role of a police inspector, and Sally Yeh, as the singer, also give us a pleasant job. The film's focal point is the intense, explosive action. No means were spared in achieving impressive fight and shootout scenes, and in that respect, both the stuntmen and the special effects team deserve praise. The film has good sets and costumes, and the cinematography has a visual beauty very typical of oriental films, where the color is intense, vivid, something important and always valued. The film is about an hour and a half long, but the pace is quite slow, denoting a certain stretch of the script, and this is the biggest negative criticism I can give it.