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The Handcuff
1979 1h 35m CN
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8.5
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7.1
IMDB
★8.5TMDB · 2★7.1IMDB · 26
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Synopsis
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Chan Wai Man is Ah Keung, a thug and assassin who tries to go straight after his job becomes to dangerous. A series of events plunges him back into his former lifestyle and he find himself up against his old buddy who has now become a cop. Fights choreographed by Chan Wai Man.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Michael Chan Wai-Man
Nora Miao
Tang Ching
Bill Lake
Lo Lieh
Pauline Wong Yuk-Wan
Stephen Leung
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Wu Ma
- Writers
- Michael Chan Wai-Man
- Languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
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The take
Wu Ma directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Michael Chan Wai-Man and Nora Miao and Tang Ching carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0079265 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CN
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 · 26 votes
Also by
Wu Ma
Production companies
Who made it
- HU
Hung Ying Film Company
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1979-09-05
Also known as
International titles
- Shou kouHK
