People's Hero (film)
People's Hero | |
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Traditional Chinese | 人民英雄 |
Simplified Chinese | 人民英雄 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Rēnmēn Yīngxióng |
Jyutping | Jan4 man4 jing1 hung4 |
Directed by | Derek Yee |
Written by | Derek Yee Keith Lee Kwan Yiu-wing |
Produced by | John Shum |
Starring | Ti Lung Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Ka-fai Elaine Jin Paul Chun Bowie Lam Ronald Wong |
Cinematography | Wilson Chan |
Edited by | Ma Chung-yiu |
Music by | Lowell Lo |
Production companies | Long Shong Pictures Maverick Films |
Distributed by | Maverick Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$3,983,421 |
People's Hero is a 1987 Hong Kong thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Ti Lung. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Elaine Jin won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively, while Ronald Wong was nominated in the former category as well.
Plot
[edit]The film is about a bank robbery that goes wrong.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Ti Lung as Sunny Koo, ex-con gangster [2][3]
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Sai
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Captain Chan, hostage negotiator [2]
- Elaine Jin as Lotus [2]
- Siu-Fong Lai[2]
- Paul Chun as Captain Cheung
- Bowie Lam as K.W. Poon
- Ronald Wong as William Wong (Boney)
- Sabrina Ho as Bank customer
- Benz Kong as Bank customer
- Jessie Lee as Bank customer
Awards and nominations
[edit]Awards and nominations | |||
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
7th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | Won |
Ronald Wong | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Elaine Jin | Won | |
Golden Horse Awards | Best Actor | Ti Lung | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Elaine Jin | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "People's Hero". hkfilm.net. 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Saroch, Andrew (11 May 2015). "People's Hero". fareastfilms.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "People's Hero". lovehkfilm.com. 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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