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People's Hero

Original title: Yan man ying hung
  • 19871987
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
387
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
137,468
24,253
Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in People's Hero (1987)
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A bumbling pair robs a bank, taking everyone inside hostage when it goes wrong. However, one of the hostages turns out to be a notorious wanted criminal and he takes over the hostage situati... Read allA bumbling pair robs a bank, taking everyone inside hostage when it goes wrong. However, one of the hostages turns out to be a notorious wanted criminal and he takes over the hostage situation.A bumbling pair robs a bank, taking everyone inside hostage when it goes wrong. However, one of the hostages turns out to be a notorious wanted criminal and he takes over the hostage situation.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
387
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
137,468
24,253
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Writers
      • Tung-Shing Yee(screenplay)
      • Keith Li(screenplay)
      • Yiu-Wing Kwan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Lung Ti
      • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Writers
      • Tung-Shing Yee(screenplay)
      • Keith Li(screenplay)
      • Yiu-Wing Kwan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Lung Ti
      • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Lung Ti
    Lung Ti
    • Sunny Koo
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Sai
    • (as Tony Leung)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Captain Chan
    • (as Kar Fai Leung)
    Elaine Jin
    Elaine Jin
    Paul Chun
    Paul Chun
    Ronald Wong
    Ronald Wong
    • William Wong…
    Bowie Lam
    Bowie Lam
    • Bank Employee
    To-Hoi Kong
      Sabrina Ho
      Ching Tien
      Ching Tien
        Wing-Cho Yip
        Wing-Cho Yip
        • Fat Customer
        • (as Wing Cho Ip)
        Kit Mok
        Chia Chien Li
          Mansook Ahmed
          Biu Gam
          Biu Gam
            Rene Kong
            Siu-Fong Lai
            Kin-Ming Tsang
            • Director
              • Tung-Shing Yee
            • Writers
              • Tung-Shing Yee(screenplay)
              • Keith Li(screenplay)
              • Yiu-Wing Kwan(screenplay)
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            User reviews3

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            entertaining, claustrophobic heist thriller
            After spending many years watching HK action movies one can find a numbing form of familiarity to them, that said this wasn't the case with, Peoples Hero. A very involving, sublimely tense heist-gone-wrong thriller (admittedly that description no longer holds that much currency with the endless recycling of said formula) but this one's a Lulu. One thing I personally enjoyed was the inclusion of a tremulously inept teenage epileptic bank robber, a very effective device, as it provides for much bleak humour and and some rousing tension as he freezes up unable to defend himself against the genuinely sinister hood played by Ti Lung. A character who initially appears as if he is yet another generic kill 'em all gangster but is given a lot more depth by the above average script and a brilliant performance by the always watchable Ti Lung. If you are looking for gory heroic bloodshed this isn't the fella for you but if you fancy some stylish claustrophobic cops & robbers entertainment, this tightly directed piece will not disappoint. It is however a shameless retread of Dog Day Afternoon...but done with aplomb. 7/10. Check it out.
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            • very_metal
            • Apr 11, 2002

            Details

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            • Release date
              • December 3, 1987 (Hong Kong)
            • Country of origin
              • Hong Kong
            • Languages
              • Cantonese
              • Mandarin
            • Also known as
              • 銀行風雲
            • Filming locations
              • Hong Kong, China
            • Production companies
              • Loong Hsiang Films Co.
              • Maverick Films Ltd.
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            Technical specs

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            • Runtime
              1 hour 22 minutes
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.85 : 1

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