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The Killer

The Killer

One vicious hitman. One fierce cop. Ten thousand bullets.

19897.61h 50m

Overview

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

Directed by John Woo
Written by John Woo
Produced by Tsui Hark
Box Office0Revenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Jong

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle

Sally Yeh

Sally Yeh

Jennie

Paul Chu Kong

Paul Chu Kong

Sidney Fung

Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

Sgt. Tsang Yeh

Shing Fui-On

Shing Fui-On

Hay Wong Hoi

Tommy Wong

Tommy Wong

Teddy Wong Hung

James Ha Chim-Si

James Ha Chim-Si

Teddy's Man

Ricky Wong Chun-Tong

Ricky Wong Chun-Tong

Frank Chen

B

Barry Wong Ping-Yiu

Chief Inspector Tu

Themes & Keywords

blindness and impaired visionpolicehitmanhong kongdramatic

About The Killer

The Killer is a action, crime, drama, thriller film released in 1989 exploring themes of blindness and impaired vision, police, hitman, hong kong, dramatic. Directed by John Woo, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Sally Yeh. Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

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