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A Better Tomorrow
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1986 film by John Woo
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Film · TMDB
7.4A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Released: 1986-08-0295 minDir: John WooAction, Crime, DramaBox office: $4.5MPart of: A Better Tomorrow Collection
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Cast
- Ti Lung as Sung Chi Ho
- Chow Yun-Fat as Mark Lee
- Leslie Cheung as Sung Chi Kit
- Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Jackie
- Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Shing
- Tien Feng as Mr. Sung
Themes
- prison
- sibling relationship
- snake
- observer
- brotherhood
- conciliation
- arrest
- revenge
- counterfeit
- hong kong
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Followed by
- A Better Tomorrow 2
- Director
- John Woo
- Cast member
- Tsui Hark
- Composer
- Joseph Koo
- Producer
- Tsui Hark
- Narrative location
- Hong Kong
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 434493
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- publication date
- 1996-12-27
- title
- 英雄本色
- review score
- 78/100
- distributed by
- Disney+
- derivative work
- A Better Tomorrow 2018
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- film editor
- David Wu
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Categories
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