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
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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
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crime ⓘ drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
honor among criminals
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loyalty ⓘ redemption ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| includedIn | lists of greatest action films ⓘ |
| influenced |
American action cinema
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Quentin Tarantino NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Rodriguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ah Jong
NERFINISHED
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Inspector Li NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Chan Kwong-wing
NERFINISHED
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Lowell Lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional depth
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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
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Danny Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Tsang NERFINISHED ⓘ Kong Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Yeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Killer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | John Woo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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