Millionaires' Express

"All aboard for non-stop action on the wildest ride of your life!"

1986 1h 48m CN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 64

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.

“All aboard for non-stop action on the wildest ride of your life!”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Chin Fong Tin
Yuen Biao
Fire Chief Tsao Cheuk Kin
Cynthia Rothrock
Mountain Bandit
Kenny Bee
Lai Fu
Olivia Cheng Man-Nga
Siu Hon
Hsiao Ho
Siu Hau
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Chi
Peter Chan Lung
Wild Bull

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sammo Hung
Writers: Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, Keith Wong Wang-Gei, Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, English.

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3 / 8

AWARDS

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Melody Bank. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All aboard for non-stop action on the wildest ride of your life!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091091 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sammo Hung directs. Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai behind the camera. Melody Bank scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Japanese, English.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, English.
3Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Melody Bank. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "All aboard for non-stop action on the wildest ride of your life!".
8IMDB entry: tt0091091 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.