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Running on Empty(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-04-08
50%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
Overview:
Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.
Languages: Cantonese.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Chun Sing Film Company
Mei Ah Film Production Co., Ltd.
Movie: Running on Empty
Top 10 Billed Cast
林文龍
吳雪雯
霍瑞華
金少龍
徐忠信
江華
李兆基
Policeman
Ho Wing-Cheung
Assassin
莊澄
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Overview
Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.
Release Date
1991-04-08
Average
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广州话 / 廣州話Keywords
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