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Killer Constable

1980 · 98 min

A grim, relentless martial-arts pursuit that grows steadily more bitter and morally tangled as it goes.

Directed by
Kuei Chih-hung
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Chen Kuan-tai, Ku Feng, Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Overview
2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.

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Directed by
Kuei Chih-hung
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Chen Kuan-tai, Ku Feng, Walter Tso Tat-Wah
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, adventure, drama
Directed by
Kuei Chih-hung
Written by
Szeto On
Starring
Chen Kuan-tai, Ku Feng, Walter Tso Tat-Wah, Jason Pai Piao, Chiang Tao, Dick Wei, Lee Chun-Wa, Yuen Wah
Music
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Cinematography
Lee San-Yip
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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