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Codename Cougar

Original title: Dai hao mei zhou bao
  • 19891989
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
267
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Codename Cougar (1989)
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Aircraft hijacking with Chinese special forces rescue. Gong Li as a heroic stewardess.Aircraft hijacking with Chinese special forces rescue. Gong Li as a heroic stewardess.Aircraft hijacking with Chinese special forces rescue. Gong Li as a heroic stewardess.
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
267
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  • Directors
    • Fengliang Yang
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writer
    • Shiqing Cheng
  • Stars
    • You Ge
    • Zhaoji Jia
    • Gong Li
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  • Directors
    • Fengliang Yang
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writer
    • Shiqing Cheng
  • Stars
    • You Ge
    • Zhaoji Jia
    • Gong Li
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    You Ge
    You Ge
    • Zheng Xianpingas Zheng Xianping
    Zhaoji Jia
    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Ah Lias Ah Li
    Xiaoning Liu
    • Liang Zhuangas Liang Zhuang
    Min Tian
    Xueqi Wang
    Xueqi Wang
    • Huang Jinruas Huang Jinru
    Yazhou Yang
    Rongguang Yu
    Rongguang Yu
    • Vice-captainas Vice-captain
    • Directors
      • Fengliang Yang
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writer
      • Shiqing Cheng
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    3/10
    Not at the top of his game
    A vaguely-defined Asian terrorist organization highjacks a Taiwan airliner and lands it on the Chinese mainland. As the plane sits on the ground and the hijackers make their demands, the Beijing and Taibei governments must work together to rescue the hostages.

    Every great director comes up with a clunker now and then, and this is Zhang's. This is a routine action thriller with lots of Western-style violence and gore, and probably the only reason Zhang made it was to deliver its political message of the desirability of mainland-Taiwan cooperation and eventual reunification. The only justification I can see for this film was to appease the Chinese government, which was even then looking over his shoulder. In any event, this is certainly the most forgettable film Zhang every made and while it earned a Best Supporting Actress award in China for Li Gong, it has little else to recommend it.
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    • Feb 21, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Kryptonim Kuguar
    • Filming locations
      • China
    • Production company
      • Xi'an Film Studio
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      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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