Crimson Street

1982 1h 30m CN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Sally (Sally Yeh) is a club singer, caught in a love rectangle between three men: Stone (Kenny Bee), a bank robber newly released from prison, club owner Paul King (Michael Chan Wai-Man) and Pow (Melvin Wong), a policeman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sally Yeh Chian-Wen
Sally
Kenny Bee
Stone
Michael Chan Wai-Man
Paul King
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Pow
James Barrett
Leung Mei-King
Cheng Mang-Ha
Steve Mak Fei-Hung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Lai Tai-Wai
Writers: John Au
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

AWARDS

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Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sally Yeh Chian-Wen and Kenny Bee and Michael Chan Wai-Man carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Lai Tai-Wai directs. Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Sally Yeh Chian-Wen and Kenny Bee and Michael Chan Wai-Man carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0083769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.