Chinese Midnight Express

1997 1h 40m CN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Ching On
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Plane
Ben Lam Kwok-Bun
Miu Yan Sing
Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung
Insp. Cheung Yiu Jo
Pinky Cheung Man-Chi
Jess
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Three-Legs
Lee Siu-Kay
Brother Nan
Frankie Ng Chi-Hung
Brother Doggie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Billy Tang
Writers: Chau Ting, Lee Siu-Kay, Lee Siu-Kay
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Part of the "黑獄斷腸歌（系列）" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Richard Ng Man-Tat and Ben Lam Kwok-Bun carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0154321 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Billy Tang directs. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "黑獄斷腸歌（系列）" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Richard Ng Man-Tat and Ben Lam Kwok-Bun carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0154321 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.