In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)

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94 min - Action | Crime - 21 July 1989 (Hong Kong)

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Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Cynthia Khan	...	Madam Rachel Yeung Lai-Ching
	Donnie Yen	...	Captain Donnie Yan
	Michael Wong	...	Captain Michael Wong
	Yat Chor Yuen	...	Luk Wan-Ting
	Kai Chi Liu	...	Ming
	Chiao Chiao	...	Luk's Mother
	Gei Shun Wai	...	HK Police officer
	Shun-Yee Yuen	...	Drug dealer
	Blaine Lamoureux	...	Officer Peter Woods (as Blaine Camoureux)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Stephan Berwick	...	Fighter in blue T-shirt (as Stephen Berwick)
	Ho Chi-Moon	...	Restaurant guest
	Wing Cho	...	Loan Shark's Man 1 / CIA Agent
	Farid Dordar	...	Thug at pier
	Tom Hyland
	Jim James	...	Officer John

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Storyline

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the mist of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime. After escaping police custody and after his friend is brutally killed by hired assassins in search of a film negative that Luk lost, he has no choice but to return to Hong Kong until the heat cools off. Donny and Penny Yeung are called in to extradite him with the aid of Captain Michael. Penny believes that Luk is innocent and tries to do everything in her power to help him, while Donny who is skeptical about Luk's innocence, thinks he's guilty and does his best to snap the cuffs on him... Written by Keno Reeves (spywatcher459)

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Genres:

Action | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

21 July 1989 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

In the Line of Duty See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 12,100,193 (Hong Kong)

Company Credits

Production Co:

D & B Films Co. Ltd. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Goofs

Continuity: Luk and Officer Yeung are handcuffed to each other in Luk's mother's home, but when they are outside, only Luk is handcuffed. See more »

Quotes

Donny: [Luk is in the hospital after being shot at by an assassin] Did you tell his mother?
Madam Yeung: [shakes her head] I didn't want to upset her.
Donny: She's got a right to know what's going on. She gets upset, that's not our problem. You know what, Madam? You're too emotional. He's in here because of you. You made a bad decision. I think you're in the wrong line of work.
Madam Yeung: [skeptically] Could be and you see yourself as a hot shot. I think you're too impulsive though.
[nods to Luk]
Madam Yeung: He's only under suspicion. You didn't have to go and beat him up like that...he didn't do any harm, so you're as responsible as I am. I think you're in the wrong line too.
Donny: Look lady, it's not my job to decide who's guilty. My job is to bring in the suspect.
Madam Yeung: Mine too, but I try to do it with sensitivity. Everyone's innocent until proven guilty, so why couldn't you give him that chance to be innocent? If a guy has a reasonable request, I grant it to him. How come you're so heartless?
Donny: Now you're just taking cheap shots at me.
Madam Yeung: You're paranoid. I just don't wanna work with a machine.
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Connections

Follows In the Line of Duty (1986) See more »

In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
Wong gaa si ze IV - Zik gik zing jan (original title)

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