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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Raymond To (writer)
Release Date:
6 September 1986 (Hong Kong) more
Plot:
The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Asian Cinema Scene: 'Departures' and 'Detective Dee'
(From Cinematical. 6 January 2009, 6:15 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Tsui Hark's best action-comedy. One of best HK films ever. more (14 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Brigitte Lin | ... | Tsao Wan | |
| Cherie Chung | ... | Sheung Hung | |
| Sally Yeh | ... | Pat Neil | |
| Kenneth Tsang | ... | General Tsao | |
| Ma Wu | ... | Mr. Wong | |
| Paul Chun | ... | Fa Gum-Sao | |
| Mark Cheng | ... | Ling Pak-Hoi | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kwok Keung Cheung | ... | Tung Man | |
| Feng Ku | ... | Commander Liu | |
| Hoi Sang Lee | ... | Soldier with Moustache | |
| Po-Chih Leong | |||
| Sandra Ng Kwan Yue | |||
| Dean Shek | |||
| Yin Szema | |||
| Ching Tien | |||
| David Wu | |||
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Also Known As:
Peking Opera Blues (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Dao ma dan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Knife Horse Dawn (USA) (literal English title)
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Runtime:
USA:104 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:12 (re-rating) (2000) | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | West Germany:16 | UK:18 (re-release) (uncut)
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: About 25 minutes in, when Tso-Wan (Brigitte Lin) cranks the Rolls Royce to start it, the sound track has the sound of a starter motor cranking an engine. more
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Remade as Nu ren bu huai (2008) more
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A strange, unique, but very accessable mix of hard action and outrageous comedy. Bigitte Lin is disguised as a man as usual. Great rooftop kungfu and shooting action. This is one of the best Hong Kong films ever made. Another difference from standard HK fare is that the three heroes are all women.