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ERA
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39 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Prison on Fire
1987 1h 41m CN
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7.0
SOLID
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100%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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7.3
IMDB
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7.0TMDB ยท 110๐
100%Rotten Tomatoesโ
7.3IMDB ยท 3,737
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Cast
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Lo Ka Yiu
Chow Yun-Fat
Chung Tin Ching
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Officer "Scarface" Hung
William Ho
Micky
Tommy Wong
Bill
Victor Hon Kwan
Chiu Chow
Terrence Fok Shui-Wah
Yung
Frankie Ng Chi-Hung
Blind Snake
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
- Writers
- Nam Yin
- Languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Prison On Fire Collection" โ so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list โ fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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AWARDS
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Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Nico Wong Man-Wan. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lowell Lo Koon-Ting. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Tony Leung Ka-fai and Chow Yun-Fat and Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0093304 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung directs. Nico Wong Man-Wan behind the camera. Lowell Lo Koon-Ting scores. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "Prison On Fire Collection" โ so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list โ fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Nico Wong Man-Wan. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Lowell Lo Koon-Ting. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Tony Leung Ka-fai and Chow Yun-Fat and Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0093304 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nico Wong Man-Wan
- Original score
- Lowell Lo Koon-Ting
- Runtime
- 101 min ยท 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $4,046,485
- Original language
- CN
- Certification (US)
- 16
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100% ๐ Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 7.3/10 ยท 3,737 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
8 nominations total
Part of
Prison On Fire Collection
Also by
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Cinema City Company Limited
HK
Key crew
- ProducerRingo Lam Ling-Tung
- ProducerCatherine Chang Si-Kan
- ProducerKarl Maka
- Action DirectorJoseph Chi Chiong Chavez
- PresenterKarl Maka
- Action DirectorLau Kar-Wing
- SongsMaria Cordero
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-11-1316
Also known as
International titles
- Gam yuk fung wanHK
- ็ฃ็้ขจ้ฒHK
- Prison on FireCN
- Prison on Fire 1CN
- Prison on FireUS
