Long Arm of the Law II

1987 1h 29m CN

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★7.0TMDB · 22

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The Royal Hong Kong Police put into operation a new plan to counteract the problem of increasing violent crimes committed by new arrivals from across the border in China. In agreement with Chinese authorities, three Hong Kong detectives go undercover as illegal immigrants in order to infiltrate the powerful gang that is organising the crime wave.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alex Man Chi-Leung
Biggy
Pauline Wong
Diana
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Li Heung Tung
Ben Lam Kwok-Bun
Chik King San
Yuen Yat-Choh
Kwok Hok Kwan
Stephen Chan Tak-Gwong
Wolf
Kong Lung
Ah Fu
Lee Ying-Git
Li Ming Pal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Mak Tong-Kit
Writers: Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Long Arm of the Law Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit, shot by Johnny Koo Kwok-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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Original score by Kwong Wai-Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Alex Man Chi-Leung and Pauline Wong and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093957 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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

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The take

Michael Mak Tong-Kit directs. Johnny Koo Kwok-Wah behind the camera. Kwong Wai-Hung scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Long Arm of the Law Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit, shot by Johnny Koo Kwok-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kwong Wai-Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Alex Man Chi-Leung and Pauline Wong and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0093957 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Johnny Koo Kwok-Wah
Original score: Kwong Wai-Hung
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Long Arm of the Law II (1987)

Part of

Long Arm of the Law Collection

Long Arm of the Law (省港旗兵, "Guangdong and Hong Kong Criminals") is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Johnny Mak. The film was followed by two sequels: Long Arm of the Law II (1987) and Long Arm of the Law III (1989).

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Hotsake2015-10-28
★ 7.5/10
A brutal, gritty, no holds barred tale of three criminals recruited to go undercover and break up a criminal ring. The film is melodramatic and confusing at times but makes up for it with earnest portrayals and a hardcore, non-flinching approach to gang violence and the people on both sides of the law who use increasing amounts of violence to get the job done. It also shows loyalty and betrayals on both side without really choosing sides or glorifying the violence shown. Elvis Tsui is definitely an underrated actor. There is an abundance of raw action, stunts and violence with just a smidgen of Martial Arts, so if you like gritty no bullshit movies and/or heroic bloodshed films look no further. After seeing this one I'm definitely tracking down the first and third stand alone films in this series.

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