PTU

"Into the Perilous Night..."

2003 1h 28m CN

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Synopsis

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Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.

“Into the Perilous Night...”

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Cast

Simon Yam
Sgt. Mike Ho
Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei
Sgt. Kat
Lam Suet
Sgt. Lo Sa
Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Insp. Leigh Cheng
Eddy Ko Hung
Eye Ball
Lo Hoi-Pang
Bald Head
Wong Tin-Lam
Uncle Cheung
Jimmy Wong Wah-Wo
Bill

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Johnnie To
Writers: Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee
Languages: English, Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Cantonese.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Johnnie To, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. 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 Chung Chi-Wing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Law Wing-Cheong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Simon Yam and Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Johnnie To directs. Cheng Siu-Keung behind the camera. Chung Chi-Wing scores. Law Wing-Cheong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in English, Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Cantonese.
4Part of the "PTU Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Johnnie To, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chung Chi-Wing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Law Wing-Cheong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Simon Yam and Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Into the Perilous Night...".
10IMDB entry: tt0250638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.