''Long Arm of the Law'' (省港旗兵, lit. "
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") is a 1984
Hong Kong film
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directed by Johnny Mak Tong-hung.
The film was followed by three sequels: ''Long Arm of the Law II'' (1987), ''
Long Arm of the Law III'' (1989) and ''Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express'' (1990) .
Plot
Cast
* Chen Jing
* Kong Lung
* Ben Lam Kwok Bun
* David Lam Wai
* Ng Hoi Tin
* Shum Wai
* Wong Kin
* Wong Yan Tat
* Yeung Min
* Tommy Wong Kwong Leung - cameo
* Charles Rhys Rowlands
Awards
4th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards (1985):
* Won -
Best Supporting Actor (Shum Wai)
* Won - Best Editing (Cheung Yiu-Chung)
* Nominated -
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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* Nominated -
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* Academy Award for Best Director
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(Johnny Mak Tong-Hung)
* Nominated - Best Screenplay (
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Philip Chan Yan-kin (born 25 January 1945) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and music composer of Taishan area origin.
Career
He worked as a Royal Hong Kong Police Force police inspector before entering the enterta ...
)
* Nominated -
Best New Performer
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(Lin Wei)
* Nominated -
Best Cinematography (Koo Kwok-Wah)
* Nominated -
Best Action Choreography (Billy Chan Wui-Ngai)
* Nominated - Best Original Score (Lam Mo-Tak)
''Long Arm of the Law'' was ranked #6 on the list of Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures during the
24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005.
See also
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Kowloon Walled City
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External links
IMDb entryHK cinemagic entry
1984 films
1980s crime films
Hong Kong crime films
1980s Hong Kong films
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