The Killer
Summary:
Though John Woo's lifelong admiration of Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, and Stanley Kubrick are also evident in this stylish actioner, the film is essentially a tribute to Jean-Pierre Melville and his cult thriller Le Samoura... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Chow Yun-Fat - (Jeffrey Chow)
Danny Lee - (Detective "Eagle" Lee)
Sally Yeh - (Jenny)
Kenneth Tsang - (Sgt. Randy Chang)
Chu Kong - (Sydney Fung)
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Review:
One of the high points of 1980s Hong Kong action cinema, The Killer (1989) is considered one of John Woo's most spectacularly assured examinations of honor among violent men on opposite sides of the law. In their operatic reinterpretation of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967), Woo and frequent star Chow Yun-Fat blend Melv... Continue >>
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