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The Saviour
The Saviour

The Saviour

Genres

ThrillerCrimeDrama

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Inspectors Tong (Shaw Brothers regular Pai Ying) and Cheng (Kent Cheng) are investing a psychopathic serial killer who has been raping and murdering prostitutes. With the help of a young prostitute, they follow the bloody trail to...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

08 January 1980

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Pai Ying

Pai Ying

Inspector Tom

Gigi Wong

Gigi Wong

Ms. Leung

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Nineteen

Tien Feng

Tien Feng

Kwok Sing Fung

Ng Man-Hung

Ng Man-Hung

Intro [guest star]

Lee Ka-Lai

Lee Ka-Lai

Cheung Kwok-Keung

Cheung Kwok-Keung

TV Actor

Patricia Chong Jing-Yee

Patricia Chong Jing-Yee

TV Actress

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Dennis Yu

Dennis Yu

Jenny Liang

Jenny Liang

Victim

Chris Dryden

Chris Dryden

Supt.

Lam Ying-Fat

Lam Ying-Fat

Tom's Foster Son

Wallace Cheung

Wallace Cheung

Ng Leung

Ng Leung

Eddie Ho Wai-Yip

Eddie Ho Wai-Yip

Chan Ga-Bik

Chan Ga-Bik

Felix Lok Ying-Kwan

Felix Lok Ying-Kwan

Siu Tak-Foo

Siu Tak-Foo

Chow Gam-Hoi

Chow Gam-Hoi

Chan Mei-Bo

Chan Mei-Bo

Luk Ying-Hong

Luk Ying-Hong

William Leung Chi-Ming

William Leung Chi-Ming

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