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Chinese Midnight Express

Chinese Midnight Express

19976.21h 40m

Overview

The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.

Directed by Billy Tang
Written by Lee Siu-Kay, Chau Ting
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Top Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Ching On

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Plane

Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

Miu Yan Sing

Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung

Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung

Insp. Cheung Yiu Jo

Pinky Cheung Man-Chi

Pinky Cheung Man-Chi

Jess

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Three-Legs

Lee Siu-Kay

Lee Siu-Kay

Brother Nan

Frankie Ng Chi-Hung

Frankie Ng Chi-Hung

Brother Doggie

John Ching Tung

John Ching Tung

Brother Bill

Raven Choi Yip-San

Raven Choi Yip-San

Brother Wai

About Chinese Midnight Express

Chinese Midnight Express is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1997. Directed by Billy Tang, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Richard Ng Man-Tat, Ben Lam Kwok-Bun. The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.

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