Long Arm of the Law (1984)
"Sheng gang qi bing" (original title)

Director:

Johnny Mak

Writer:

Philip Chan

Stars:

Jing Chen, Ling Chow, Jian Huang

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jing Chen	...	Rooster
Ling Chow
Jian Huang	...	Chubby
Lung Jiang	...	Chung
Ben Lam	...	Cop
Wai Lam	...	Tung
James Mou	...	Cameo
Wai Shum	...	Tai
Kwong Leung Wong	...	Cop

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

shot in the throat | murder | murder of a police officer | robbery | assault rifle | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

11 July 1984 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Long Arm of the Law

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Johnny Mak Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min (dvd release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

No. 6 in the Hong Kong Film Awards' List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures

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Connections

Followed by Sheng gang qi bing 4: Di xia tong dao (1990)

User Reviews

Bleak, bloody and action-packed

In this first (and best) of a four-part film series a group of men from the mainland illegally enters Hong Kong and soon forms a 'Big Circle' triad gang. It doesn't take long till the police is hot on their trail which inevitably leads to a final shootout. This takes place in the infamous 'Walled City' which was razed to the ground a few months later in real life. So this film is the last chance to behold the labyrinthic chaos of people, goods, narrow alleys and illegality that was the 'Walled City'. If you, like me, prefer the coarse, mangy and dirty Hong Kong action-movies of the 80s over the high-gloss, elegant movies of the 90s, this one's for you.