Tiger Cage III

1991 1h 33m CN

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 17

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Synopsis

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Police officers John and James investigate the case of Lee, a businessman. They seek help of Suki, a friend who double-crosses them and the two officers regroup after a setback to solve the case.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thomas Cheung Kwok-Leung
James
Michael Wong
John
Sharla Cheung Man
Suki
Wong Kam-Kong
Lee Siu-Pong
John Cheung Ng-Long
Roy
Woo Fung
Jeff / Sir Liu
Michael Dinga
Alex
Ridley Tsui Bo-Wah
Billy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writers: Patrick Leung Gin, Anthony Wong Wing-Fai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tiger Cage Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Ko Chiu-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

AWARDS

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Original score by Si-Yuen Wong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

AWARDS

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Thomas Cheung Kwok-Leung and Michael Wong and Sharla Cheung Man carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yuen Woo-ping directs. Ko Chiu-Lam behind the camera. Si-Yuen Wong scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tiger Cage Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Ko Chiu-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Si-Yuen Wong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Thomas Cheung Kwok-Leung and Michael Wong and Sharla Cheung Man carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0102286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ko Chiu-Lam
Original score: Si-Yuen Wong
Costume design: Pauline Lau Bo-Lam
Makeup / hair: Cheng Yu-Lai
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
IMDB: Tiger Cage III (1991)

Part of

Tiger Cage Collection

If you are looking for old school HK movies, look no further. This trilogy has hardcore fights with hard knocks without wires or cgi; it has car chases, explosions and bloody shootouts. And as a bonus, in the first 2 movies you’ll see Donnie Yen in action.