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RUNTIME
Did you know
85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Servants
1979 1h 25m CN
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7.0
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2.1
IMDB
★7.0TMDB · 1★2.1IMDB · 216
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Synopsis
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Two cops are on the trail of gang that are planning a jewel robbery. Inspector Chow lives at home with his mother, while Inspector Pang has gambling problems that the gang exploits. Soon, innocent victims will pay with their lives.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Michael Chan Wai-Man
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Paul Chu Kong
Terry Hu
Chang Kuo-Chu
Nick Lam Wai-Kei
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ronny Yu
- Writers
- Joyce Chan Wan-Man, Ronny Yu, Philip Chan Yan-Kin
- Languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ronny Yu directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Michael Chan Wai-Man and Philip Chan Yan-Kin and Melvin Wong King-Sun carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0079881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CN
- IMDB rating
- 2.1/10 · 216 votes
Also by
Ronny Yu
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1979-07-19
