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Lung Ti | ... |
Sung Tse-Ho
(as Ti Lung)
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Yun-Fat Chow | ... |
Mark
(as Chow Yun Fat)
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Leslie Cheung | ... | ||
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Emily Chu | ... | |
Waise Lee | ... |
Shing
(as Lee Chi Hung)
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Feng Tien | ... | ||
John Woo | ... | ||
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Yanzi Shi | ... | |
Kenneth Tsang | ... | ||
Fui-On Shing | ... |
Shing's right hand man
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Hsieh Wang | ... |
Mr. Wang
(as Hap Wong)
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Chi Fai Chan | ... | |
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Ming Leung | ... |
Uncle Chan
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Hing-Yin Kam | ... |
Mr. Mok
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Pierre Tremblay | ... |
Interpol Officer
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This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the way are plenty of heists, double-crosses, and shoot outs. Written by Victor R. Volkman <sysop@hal9k.com>
John Woo was responsible for creating a whole new genre with A Better Tomorrow in 1986: the heroic-bloodshed genre. ABT is a groundbreaking movie, and Hollowood blockbusters like "The Matrix" would never have existed, if it hadn`t been for A Better Tomorrow. Chow Yun-Fat was launched into superstardom, after his flawless role in this movie. CYF plays Mark Gor, a Hong-Kong gangster known for his coolness. The actionscenes introduced John Woo`s famous twingun-action, and the quality of the actionscenes is very high. The film is VERY violent, and is not recommended for young people. Though ABT is getting a bit old, it can still show American action-directors how to get things right. 7,5/10