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Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

08 April 1991

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Frankie Lam

Frankie Lam

Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man

Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man

Terrence Fok Shui-Wah

Terrence Fok Shui-Wah

Chin Shih-Erh

Chin Shih-Erh

Hung San-Nam

Hung San-Nam

Alan Chui Chung-San

Alan Chui Chung-San

Kwong Wa

Kwong Wa

Lee Siu-Kay

Lee Siu-Kay

Policeman

Ho Wing-Cheung

Ho Wing-Cheung

Assassin

John Chong

John Chong

Lee Yiu-King

Lee Yiu-King

Thug

Gregory Charles Rivers

Gregory Charles Rivers

Journalist

Fei Choi

Fei Choi

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