Long Arm of the Law (film)
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| Long Arm of the Law | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 省港旗兵 | ||||||
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| Directed by | Johnny Mak | ||||||
| Written by | Philip Chan | ||||||
| Produced by | Sammo Hung Johnny Mak | ||||||
| Cinematography | Johnny Koo Kwok Wah | ||||||
| Edited by | Peter Cheung Yiu Chung | ||||||
| Music by | Lam Miu Tak Mahmood Rumajahn | ||||||
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||
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Running time | 100 min | ||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||
Long Arm of the Law (省港旗兵, lit. "Red Guards in Guangzhou and Hong Kong") is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Johnny Mak Tong-hung.[1][2][3]
The film was followed by three sequels: Long Arm of the Law II (1987), Long Arm of the Law III (1989) and Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express (1990) .
Plot[edit]
Cast[edit]
- Chen Jing
- Kong Lung
- Ben Lam Kwok Bun
- David Lam Wai
- Ng Hoi Tin
- Shum Wai
- Wong Kin
- Wong Yan Tat
- Yeung Min
- Tommy Wong Kwong Leung - cameo
- Charles Rhys Rowlands
Awards[edit]
4th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards (1985):
- Won - Best Supporting Actor (Shum Wai)
- Won - Best Editing (Cheung Yiu-Chung)
- Nominated - Best Film
- Nominated - Best Director (Johnny Mak Tong-Hung)
- Nominated - Best Screenplay (Philip Chan Yan-Kin)
- Nominated - Best New Performer (Lin Wei)
- Nominated - Best Cinematography (Koo Kwok-Wah)
- Nominated - Best Action Choreography (Billy Chan Wui-Ngai)
- Nominated - Best Original Score (Lam Mo-Tak)
Long Arm of the Law was ranked #6 on the list of Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures during the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Nick (1994). New Chinese Cinemas: Forms, Identities, Politics. Cambridge University Press. pp. 169–187. ISBN 978-0-521-44877-2.
- ^ Marchetti, Gina (1 April 2007). Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs - The Trilogy: Chinese People and British Rule in Hong Kong, 1841-1880. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-962-209-801-5.
- ^ Fang, Karen (2017). Arresting cinema : surveillance in Hong Kong film. Stanford, California. pp. 69–81. ISBN 978-1-5036-0075-1. OCLC 958141489.
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