The Killer

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The Killer is a 1989 Hong Kong action film renowned for its stylized gunplay, emotional depth, and influential blend of heroic bloodshed and crime drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hong Kong film
action film
film
heroic bloodshed film
alternateTitle Dip huet seung hung NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Peter Pau NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Hong Kong NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
director John Woo NERFINISHED
distributor Golden Princess Film Production NERFINISHED
editedBy David Wu NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Hong Kong NERFINISHED
genre action
crime
drama
thriller
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme honor among criminals
loyalty
redemption
sacrifice
includedIn lists of greatest action films
influenced American action cinema
Quentin Tarantino NERFINISHED
Robert Rodriguez NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Ah Jong NERFINISHED
Inspector Li NERFINISHED
Jennie NERFINISHED
musicBy Chan Kwong-wing NERFINISHED
Lowell Lo NERFINISHED
notableFor emotional depth
heroic bloodshed style
stylized gunplay
originalLanguage Cantonese
plotSummary A hitman seeks to perform one last job to pay for the eye surgery of a singer he accidentally blinded, while being pursued by a determined police inspector.
producer Tsui Hark NERFINISHED
productionCompany Film Workshop NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1989-07-06
releaseYear 1989
runtimeMinutes 111
setInLocation Hong Kong NERFINISHED
setInPeriod late 1980s
starring Chow Yun-fat NERFINISHED
Danny Lee NERFINISHED
Kenneth Tsang NERFINISHED
Kong Chu NERFINISHED
Sally Yeh NERFINISHED
title The Killer NERFINISHED
writer John Woo NERFINISHED

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John Woo directed The Killer
Ceán Chaffin notableWork The Killer
Chow Yun-fat notableWork The Killer
John Woo notableWork The Killer
Kirk Baxter notableWork The Killer
John Woo produced The Killer
Kirk Baxter workedOn The Killer