TMDb6.9 / 10

City on Fire (1987)

Name: City on Fire
Director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1987-02-13
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Sun Yueh, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

He thought he knew the risks of going undercover.

105 min · Hong Kong · Dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Action Adventure Crime Thriller 1987 movies

Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.