The Tigers (film)
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Traditional | 五虎將之決裂 |
Simplified | 五虎将之决裂 |
Mandarin | Wǔ Hǔ Jiàng Zhī Jué Liè |
Cantonese | Ng5 Fu2 Zeong3 Zi1 Kyut3 Lit6 |
Directed by | Eric Tsang |
Produced by | Wallace Cheung |
Written by |
Nam Yin James Yuen |
Starring |
Andy Lau Tony Leung Felix Wong Michael Miu Kent Tong Bryan Leung Irene Wan |
Music by |
Tats Lau Patrick Lui |
Cinematography | Jingle Ma |
Edited by | Kam Ma |
Production company |
Movie Impact |
Distributed by | Newport Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$11,399,717 |
The Tigers is a 1991 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong, whom were the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1980s. It is a film adaptation of the 1984 TVB serial, Rise and Fall of a Stand-In which featured the film's stars Miu and Tong.
Plot
The Tigers tells the stories of a team of five Hong Kong detectives. While busting a drug deal the brother-in-law of one of the detectives is found to be implicated and gives them a large amount of cash in exchange for their silence. But with the money comes hassle, as the organised crime syndicate want more and more in exchange for their money, leading to an action packed tale of police corruption.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Thief/Lau Chi-ming
- Tony Leung as Scalp
- Felix Wong as Ben
- Michael Miu as Wah
- Kent Tong as Fong Heung-tung
- Bryan Leung as Lam Hoi-tim
- Irene Wan as Shirley
- Shing Fui-On as Shing Sha-pei
- Philip Chan as Cho Siu-ping
- Yammie Lam as Wah's wife
- Lo Lieh as Chiuchow Ping
- Chen Kuan-tai as Hon-wai
- Eric Tsang as SDU member (cameo)
References
- ↑ "The Tigers". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ "The Tigers". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
External links
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