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Codename Cougar

Codename Cougar

19895.11h 16m

Overview

A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.

Directed by Zhang Yimou
Written by Cheng Shiqing
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Top Cast

Ge You

Ge You

Zheng Xianping

Gong Li

Gong Li

Ah Li

Liu Xiaoning

Liu Xiaoning

Liang Zhuang

Yu Rongguang

Yu Rongguang

Vice-Captain

Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi

Huang Jinru

X

Xu Yao

Secretary Zhou

Jia Zhaoji

Jia Zhaoji

Tian Min

Tian Min

Y

Yang Yazhou

Wang Guanghui

Wang Guanghui

Themes & Keywords

taiwanairplane hijackingmodern china1980scounterterrorismrescue operationterrorist threat

About Codename Cougar

Codename Cougar is a drama, thriller film released in 1989 exploring themes of taiwan, airplane hijacking, modern china, 1980s, counterterrorism, rescue operation. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Ge You, Gong Li, Liu Xiaoning. A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.

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