Killer Constable

1980 1h 38m ZH

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 22

ActionAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chen Kuan-Tai
Leng Tian-Ying
Ku Feng
Fang Feng-Jia
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Security Chief Liu Jing Tian
Jason Pai Piao
Fan Jin-Peng
Chiang Tao
Zhao Jian
Dick Wei
Sun Heng
Lee Chun-Wa
Tao Bau
Yuen Wah
Ba Jia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kuei Chih-Hung
Writers: Szeto On
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, shot by Lee San-Yip. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Chen Kuan-Tai and Ku Feng and Walter Tso Tat-Wah carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kuei Chih-Hung directs. Lee San-Yip behind the camera. Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren scores. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, shot by Lee San-Yip. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chen Kuan-Tai and Ku Feng and Walter Tso Tat-Wah carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0083313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.