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Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Theatrical
Sep 23, 1999
Box Office
$1.9M
Budget
$225K
Return
8.3x
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Win's Entertainment Ltd., Milkyway Image
Original Title
暗戰
Original Language
CN
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →L
Lau Ching-Wan
Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
A
Andy Lau
Mr. Cheung
Y
Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai
Leung Yuen Ting
B
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai
L
Lam Suet
Suet
W
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Mr. Chen
H
Hung Wai-Leung
Mr. Lee
O
Oscar Lam Wai-Kin
Mr. Hau
R
Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Head of Interpol
J
Jimmy Wong
Office Building Security Guard
L
Lee Sau-Kei
Mr. Cheung's Doctor
W
Wilson Ai Wai
Policeman in Bank Robbery
P
Paco Yick Tin-Hung
Bank Robber
S
Samuel Yau Man-Shing
Bank Robber
J
Jerome Fung
SDU
L
Li Man-Chun
SDU
W
Wong Yui-Sang
SDU
J
Jacky Cheung Chun-Hung
SDU
L
Law Wing-Cheong
Insp Ho's Subordinate
C
Cecilia So Yan-Chee
Insp Ho's Subordinate
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