Above the Law (1986)

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85 min - Action - 27 November 1986 (Hong Kong)

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Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Biao Yuen	...	Hsia Ling-Cheng
	Cynthia Rothrock	...	Cindy Si
	Roy Chiao	...	Magistrate
	Siu-Wong Fan	...	Yu Chi-Wen
	Melvin Wong	...	Sergeant Wong Jing-Wai
	Corey Yuen	...	Bad Egg
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Sandy Chan
	Fat Chung	...	Driver of red porsche
	Peter Cunningham	...	Black Assassin
	Siu-Ming Lau	...	Yu's Grandfather
	Yung-chiang Peng	...	Cop
	Karen Sheperd	...	Karen
	Po Tai	...	Cop
	James Tien	...	Chow Ting-Kwong
	Ma Wu	...	Uncle Tsai

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Storyline

Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive. Written by <justrob2001@aol.com>

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Action

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Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

27 November 1986 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Al borde de la ley See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bo Ho Film Company Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd., Tai Ho Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Supposedly, Cynthia Rothrock was doubled several times by stuntman and fight choreographer Meng Hoi. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: After leaving Cindy handcuffed to a balcony rail Hsia jumps off to the "grass" below. The ground bends under his weight. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1992) See more »

Above the Law (1986)
Zhi fa xian feng (original title)

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