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The definitive Chow Yun Fat/John Woo film. A masterpiece. |
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4.7 / 5 (based on 59 ratings). What did you think of it?
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| Plot: | Action-packed and extremely stylish, "The Killer" marks the third collaboration between John Woo and Chow Yun Fat. Chow plays a hired killer who blinds a singer, and then takes a few more jobs so that he can pay for her eye operation.
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| Overview: | When Jeffrey, a hit man, accidentally blinds a young nightclub chanteuse, his guilt makes him leave the racket to take care of her. Falling in love with the vulnerable singer, he eventually agrees to do one last hit to raise the money needed for a cornea transplant that might restore her vision. His assignment is to assassinate mob leader Tony Weng during the crowded Dragon Boat Festival. The hit is successful, despite all the police protection, and he almost gets away. But a child is injured during his escape, and Jeffrey nearly gets caught while taking the time to drive her to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Because his identity was revealed while saving the child, the new crime boss now wants him killed. Refusing to pay him for the successful hit, he puts a contract out on his life instead.
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| Cast: |
Chow Yun Fat || Danny Lee Sau-Yin || Paul Chu Kong || Kenneth Tsang Kong || Sally Yeh (Yip Sin-Man) || Shing Fui-On || Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung || Parkman Wong Pak-Man
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| Running Time: | 111 mins. (approx.)
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| Languages: | Cantonese (DTS) Cantonese (Dolby Digital) Mandarin
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| Subtitles: | ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)
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| Distributor: |
Joy Sales [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | II - "May be Inappropriate For Children" (Broad rating may be roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "PG-13" to "R". In the late 1980s this rating splintered in two ratings: IIA and IIB) Films rated Category II may contain mild to strong violence, nudity that is usually not sexually oriented, explicit language and adult situations. |
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| Features: |
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1DTS Digital SurroundDolby Digital 5.1 Surround"Code Of Bullets" Documentary (Part 4)Sally Yeh InterviewKent Tsang InterviewStills GalleryTrailersDVD-9
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