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The Big Heat(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-09-22
63%
28 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Four men, standing alone, up against a massive murderous conspiracy.
Overview:
Inspector Waipong Wong has to put his life and resignation from the HKPD on hold to investigate his former partner's mysterious murder. What he and his crack team of three other cops uncover is a plot far more sinister than they originally anticipated.
Languages: Cantonese, Malay.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Film Workshop
Cinema City
Movie: The Big Heat
Top 10 Billed Cast
李子雄
John Wong Wai-Pong
王祖賢
Ada
黃衍蒙
Lun Kwok-Keung
郭追
Kam
Paul Chu Kong
Han Ching
麥翠嫻
Maggie
黎彼得
Peter Ng
黃志強
Drug Dealer
周文健
Scar-Faced Assassin
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