"The world's toughest city needs more than an army to stop the mob… They need one man!"

1993

1h 47m

6.7(191 votes)

Action

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Overview

A special agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.

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Cast & Crew

57 members

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成龍

Inspector Eddie Chan

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鄭則仕

Detective Hung Ting-Bong

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伍詠薇

Gaga

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羅家英

Wong Yat-Fei

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歐陽佩珊

Sum Yue

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盧惠光

Wu Kuo-Jen

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潘玲玲

Joyce

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柯受良

Captain Ko

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尹發

Simon Ting

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鍾發

Wu Kuo-Hua

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段偉倫

Superintendent Cheung

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朱柏和

Boat Captain

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尹相林

Yen Chi-Sheng

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林德勝

Kidnapper

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黎強根

Black Dragon's Gangster / Restaurant Owner

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李忠志

Kidnapper's Thug

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James Ha Chim-Si

Kidnapper

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余國樂

Kidnapper

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陳德光

Portuguese

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田啟文

Hung's Thug

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陳世騰

Black Dragon's Gangster

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張華

Black Dragon's Gangster

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張贊生

Bank Employee (uncredited)

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劉超凡

Bank Officer (uncredited)

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黃志偉

Black Dragon (uncredited)

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蔡國強

Black Dragon's Gangster (uncredited)

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黃正霖

Black Dragon's Gangster (uncredited)

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蔡堅成

CID (uncredited)

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洪志成

CID (uncredited)

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張浚鴻

CID (uncredited)

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林華勳

CID (uncredited)

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周樹基

CID (uncredited)

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林國傑

CID (uncredited)

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梁其禧

CID (uncredited)

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姜國華

CID (uncredited)

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陳景志

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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曾健明

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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張榮祥

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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林富偉

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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李家洪

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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梁錦燊

Data Center Manager (uncredited)

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梁雄

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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王章寶

Fei's Architect (uncredited)

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王耀

Kidnapper in Taiwan (uncredited)

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陳文清

Kidnapper's Thug (uncredited)

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陳月茹

Mother of Boy in Burning Building (uncredited)

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張旭燊

Policeman (uncredited)

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曾健勇

Policeman (uncredited)

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王文駿

Policeman (uncredited)

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蔣榮發

Robber (uncredited)

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陳達廣

Robber (uncredited)

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黃明昇

Robber (uncredited)

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王文成

Robber (uncredited)

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馮萬光

Taiwanese Policeman (uncredited)

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黃茂洲

Taiwanese Policeman (uncredited)

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方錦歷

Taiwanese Policeman (uncredited)

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岑健生

Traffic Policeman (uncredited)

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