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Island of Greed

Original title: Hei jin
  • 19971997
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Island of Greed (1997)
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Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corrup... Read allIsland of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic of China.Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic of China.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
745
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
89,692
2,093
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    • Director
      • Michael Mak
    • Writers
      • Johnny Mak(story)
      • Man-Keung Chan(story)
      • Jesse Hung(story)
    • Stars
      • Andy Lau
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Paulyn Sun
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Mak
    • Writers
      • Johnny Mak(story)
      • Man-Keung Chan(story)
      • Jesse Hung(story)
    • Stars
      • Andy Lau
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Paulyn Sun
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

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    Andy Lau and Tony Ka Fai Leung in Island of Greed (1997)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung in Island of Greed (1997)
    Andy Lau and Tony Ka Fai Leung in Island of Greed (1997)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung and Paulyn Sun in Island of Greed (1997)
    Andy Lau and Annie Wu in Island of Greed (1997)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung and Paulyn Sun in Island of Greed (1997)
    Li-Chun Lee and Tony Ka Fai Leung in Island of Greed (1997)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung and Paulyn Sun in Island of Greed (1997)
    Andy Lau in Island of Greed (1997)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung and Paulyn Sun in Island of Greed (1997)
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    Andy Lau
    Andy Lau
    • Capt. Fong Kuo Fai
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Chou Chiu Sen
    • (as Tony Leung)
    Paulyn Sun
    Paulyn Sun
    • Tsui Miu Heung
    Annie Wu
    Annie Wu
    • Ling Fai
    Kelly Kuo
    Kelly Kuo
    • Mui Mei Li
    Winston Chao
    Winston Chao
    • Minister Feng
    Doze Niu
    Doze Niu
    • Ni Kin Kuo
    Li-Chun Lee
    Li-Chun Lee
    • Chairman Hau
    • (as Li Chun Lee)
    Shih-Chieh King
    Shih-Chieh King
    • Fai's Supervisor
    Fu-Chu Liu
    • Mr. Lam
    • (as Fu Juh Liu)
    Hai-Ming Wang
      Jui Wang
      Jui Wang
      • Fai's Father
      • (as Hsi Juei Wang)
      Adam Chung-Tai Chan
      Adam Chung-Tai Chan
      • Wah
      • (as Vithavat Lilaka Johnchit)
      Antoinette Alden
      Kuang-Chien Chen
      Peng Chen
      Sung-Young Chen
      Sung-Young Chen
      Yang Chiang
      Yang Chiang
      • Director
        • Michael Mak
      • Writers
        • Johnny Mak(story)
        • Man-Keung Chan(story)
        • Jesse Hung(story)
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      Storyline

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      • Quotes

        Fong Kuo-Fai: Many years ago, they ruined Mainland China. Our people retreated to Taiwan. If they ruin Taiwan now, where can we go?

      • Alternate versions
        UK versions are cut by 4 minutes and completely remove a scene where live chickens are dragged behind vehicles and attacked by dogs.

      User reviews6

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      Top review
      3/10
      Hong Kong action is better found somewhere else...
      As much as I enjoy Hong Kong cinema, then every now and then I do happen to come across a movie that is far below what is the usual level of production value and entertainment value, even for a Hong Kong movie. And "Island of Greed" ("Hak Gam") was one such movie. Not even Andy Lau or Tony Leung Ka Fai could manage to pull this movie up.

      The storyline in "Island of Greed" is fairly predictable, and actually becoming uninteresting and irritating at moments. There is just something fundamentally incoherent to the storyline, which makes it a very poor experience. The characters are well enough fleshed out, but the story is suffering from predictability and an uninspiring story told. And as for the action in the movie, well it was alright - just don't expect it to be up to John Woo's level of action.

      There are far better action movies from Hong Kong than this one, and this is far from being among the top movies by either of the two major Hong Kong actors here (Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka Fai). And there is absolutely nothing here to justify or even spur you on to want to watch the movie a second time, because just getting through it the first time was a big enough struggle.

      This was a swing and a miss...
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      • paul_haakonsen
      • Jun 22, 2013

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 23, 1997 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Languages
        • Cantonese
        • Mandarin
        • English
      • Also known as
        • 情義之西西里島
      • Production companies
        • China Star Entertainment
        • Johnny Mak Productions
        • Win's Entertainment Ltd.
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 6 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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