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City on Fire
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Synopsis
This tense Hong Kong crime thriller is known best as the film upon which Quentin Tarantino borrowed heavily for his 1992 debut, Reservoir Dogs. Those who criticized the American director for lack of originality have perhaps missed the point. In the highly commercialized, formulaic crime genre of Hong Kong, very few thrillers are truly original, and innovation comes in the form of style, action choreography, and dramatic tension. City on Fire, directed by Ringo Lam, is no exception. The story, told in a more traditional narrative form than Reservoir Dogs, follows Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chow, an undercover cop who infiltrates a ring of jewel thieves. When a heist goes wrong, Chow is wounded, and tension among the robbers escalates as they begin to suspect a traitor among their ranks. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Luk Tze-Fung Art Director
Teddy Robin Composer (Music Score)
Ringo Lam Director
Karl Maka Executive Producer
Ringo Lam Producer
Ringo Lam Screen Story
Year: 1987
Runtime: 98
Country: Hong Kong
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Produced by
Cinema City & Film Company

Release
by Golden Princess Films

Awards
1986 - Best Picture - Hong Kong Film Awards