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Writers:
Yun-Fat Chow (story)
Ka-Fai Wai (writer)
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Release Date:
12 April 1995 (Hong Kong) more
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Plot:
Set circa 1930, "The King of Killers", a one-man killing machine who, after his wife's murder, has decided to set up the "Peace Hotel"... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
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Offensively trite rubbish more (7 total)

Cast

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Yun-Fat Chow ... The Killer (as Chow Yun Fat)
Cecilia Yip ... Shau Siu Man / Lam Ling
Ho Chin ... Ting Moon
Shun Lau ... Blindman
Annabelle Lau ... Skinny
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Gary Mak ... Fook - guest at Peace hotel
Lawrence Ng
Chien-lien Wu ... Cameo appearance
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
He ping fan dian (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Peace Hotel (Hong Kong: English title)
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Runtime:
89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The Killer: Put your trousers back on, before your willy catches a chill more
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References Django (1966) more

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1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Offensively trite rubbish, 9 October 2007
1/10
Author: c-kelsall from United Kingdom

This contribution to the "Western" genre from Hong Kong is just about the most offensively poor film I've seen that actually had a budget. I don't know how much it cost to make (I'm guessing at a few million), but it was money down the toilet. I am an admirer of the work of Chow Yun Fat, both in Hong Kong and Hollywood, but I was shocked and disappointed to discover how low his standards are capable of dropping, as demonstrated by his heavy involvement in this shoddy piece of work (main actor and co-writer). Essentially, the story is of a part of wild China in/around early 20th c, in which a former gangster and mass-murderer reforms his life and builds the Peace Hotel, a refuge for all the area's disowned and hunted. This situation is maintained for 10 years, when a woman of dubious character turns up and claims refuge. However, she is at the centre of a plot to bring down the Peace Hotel, the owner, and all he stands for. Why is this a disastrous production? Where do I start.....The back-stories of the two main characters are treated in an overly sentimental way, the soundtrack throughout the film is irritating, the story didn't interest me, I found the pacing to be slow without being gripping, and most of the characters seemed to be one-dimensional, pointless, irritating and/or unlikeable. I also got the impression that there were gaps in the story in terms of explaining motives, but it may be that if I had taken more of an interest in the film I might have understood it better. Frankly, I was bored rigid after the first 30 minutes, and couldn't wait for it to end. Yawn.

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