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The Head Hunter

Original title: Lie tou
  • 19821982
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
132
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Rosamund Kwan in The Head Hunter (1982)
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A hit man played by Chow Yun Fat is unorthodox and gruesome in this crime.A hit man played by Chow Yun Fat is unorthodox and gruesome in this crime.A hit man played by Chow Yun Fat is unorthodox and gruesome in this crime.
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
132
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
111,267
11,899
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    • Director
      • Shing-Hon Lau
    • Writers
      • Shing-Hon Lau
      • Cheuk-Hon Szeto
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Rosamund Kwan
      • Flora Chong-Leen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Shing-Hon Lau
    • Writers
      • Shing-Hon Lau
      • Cheuk-Hon Szeto
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Rosamund Kwan
      • Flora Chong-Leen
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    • 5User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Chow Yun-Fat in The Head Hunter (1982)
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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Nguyen Dich
    • (as Chow Yun Fat)
    Rosamund Kwan
    Rosamund Kwan
    • Vicky Lee
    Flora Chong-Leen
    Flora Chong-Leen
      Chun-Hsiung Ko
      Chun-Hsiung Ko
      • Lee Hung-Fat
      Philip Chan
      Philip Chan
      • Kim Tai-Yung
      Ching Tang
      Ching Tang
      Liang Chen
      Liang Chen
      Tak-Wai Chu
      Te-Wei Chu
      Wellington Fung
      Chia-Li Li
      Wai Lo
      Wai Lo
      Chor-Lam Tsang
      Chi Keung Wan
      Hak Wong
      Melvin Wong
      Melvin Wong
      • Inspector Lau
      Hang-Sheng Wu
      Hang-Sheng Wu
      • Director
        • Shing-Hon Lau
      • Writers
        • Shing-Hon Lau
        • Cheuk-Hon Szeto
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      4/10
      Entertainment hunter?
      Another selection from the Mill Creek 200 drive in cult classics box set.

      What makes this one noteworthy is that Chow Yun Fat is the lead in this one. There is some good action scenes in this one. But it drags near the end with the industry is poisoning the children sub plot. Chow Yun Fat is good in this one you can sort of see why he became famous. Even tho he doesn't have very much to work with.

      Not much here. Vietnam vet becomes a hit man and blah blah blah stuff happens and people get killed. Some good stuff but not enough to watch it again.

      If you need to see it give it a watch.
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      • Apr 15, 2020

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      • Release date
        • March 25, 1982 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Language
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • Long Goodbye
      • Production company
        • New Century Film Production Company
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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