City on Fire

Name: City on Fire
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
Released: 1987-02-13
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Sun Yueh, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Carrie Ng, Roy Cheung

He thought he knew the risks of going undercover.

龍虎風雲 (1987)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Video for the film City on Fire — Official Trailer [Subtitled]

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Release date

1987-02-13

Country

Hong Kong

Production

Cinema City Co., Ltd., Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong)

Genre

Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Budget

Box office

$2 543 700

Website

Director

Ringo Lam

Actors

Chow Yun-fat, Sun Yueh, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Carrie Ng, Roy Cheung, Kong Lau, Fong Yau, Parkman Wong, Jessica Chow Bo-San, Tommy Sham Sai-Sang
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Scenario

Producer

Karl Maka, Ringo Lam, Karl Maka

Camera operator

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Composer

Teddy Robin

Artist

Tze-Fung Luk, Luk Tsz-Fung

Audition

Editing

Wong Ming-Lam
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Quentin Tarantino used the plot of *City on Fire* in his debut film *Reservoir Dogs* (1991), which also tells the story of an undercover police officer.